Imaginary Picture of WASP-52 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-52 b around the hoststar WASP-52
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-52 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.2700 (Rjup) 14.2354 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.4600 (Mjup) 146.2515 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0272 (AU) 0.0272 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0048
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.75 (Days Obs.) 1.76 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7217
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 646548.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1265.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1188.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 961.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1505.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1413.4 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-52
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 456.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.4 (GY)
Temperature : 5000 (K)
Spectral type : K2V
UV portion[%]: 3.2
Visible portion[%]: 37.1
IR portion[%]: 59.7
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.3
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 348.4948
Declination (DEC) 8.7614
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "H_brard,.; Collierameron,.; Brown,...; D_az,..; Faedi,.; Smalley,.; Anderson,..; Armstrong,.; Barros,...; Bento,.; Bouchy,.; Doyle,..; Enoch,.; G_mezaqueohew,.; H_brard,..; Hellier,.; Lendl,.; Lister,..; Maxted,...; McCormac,.; Moutou,.; Pollacco,.; Queloz,.; Santerne,.; Skillen,.; Southworth,.; Tregloan-Reed,.; Triaud,....; Udry,.; Vanhuysse,.; Watson,..; West,..; Wheatley,.."
Discovery Paper - Title "WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets"
Discovery Paper - Journal
Discovery Paper - URL
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-52+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-52%20b/
WASP-52 b
WASP-52 b
  • WASP-52 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-52, located about 456.6 light-years (140.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star WASP-52 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.3.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5000 with its spectral types of K2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-52 b orbits around the star WASP-52 every 1.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4069062.1 km)
    • (Projected orbit of WASP-52 b around its host star WASP-52)


  • The Star WASP-52 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.428 AU ( 64006666.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.591 AU ( 88473940.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.901 AU ( 134814706.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.326 AU ( 198385746.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-52 b : 646548.64 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-52)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.463 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.586 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.566 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.621 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-52 distance : 1.062 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-52 distance : 1.120 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-52)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.458 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.604 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-52 distance : 0.606 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-52 distance : 1.080 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-52 distance : 1.123 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-52)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-52 and its Exoplanet WASP-52 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-52 and its Exoplanet WASP-52 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-52*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102