Imaginary Picture of WASP-63 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-63 b around the hoststar WASP-63
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-63 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.4300 (Rjup) 16.0289 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.3800 (Mjup) 120.8164 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0574 (AU) 0.0574 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0120
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.38 (Days Obs.) 4.37 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.4702
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1248155.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1491.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1401.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1133.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1774.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1666.0 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-63
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 965.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.3 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5550 (K)
Spectral type : G8
UV portion[%]: 7.1
Visible portion[%]: 43.6
IR portion[%]: 49.3
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 11.2
Right Ascension(RA) 94.3364
Declination (DEC) -38.3233
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 07612-00556
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors John Southworth
Discovery Paper - Title Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets - III. Additional planets and stellar models
Discovery Paper - Journal Mon Not R Astron Soc (2010) 408 (3): 1689-1713. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17231.x
Discovery Paper - URL https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/408/3/1689/1074739/Homogeneous-studies-of-transiting-extrasolar
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-63+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-63%20b/
WASP-63 b
WASP-63 b

  • WASP-63 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-63, located about 965.0 light-years (295.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star WASP-63 has apparent magnitude of 11.2, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5550 with its spectral types of G8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-63 b orbits around the star WASP-63 every 4.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8586917.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-63 b around its host star WASP-63)


  • The Star WASP-63 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.255 AU ( 187673056.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.734 AU ( 259413209.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.642 AU ( 395288323.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.888 AU ( 581684084.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-63 b : 1248155.39 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-63)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.318 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.669 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.612 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.768 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-63 distance : 2.966 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-63 distance : 3.129 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-63)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.314 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.716 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-63 distance : 1.739 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-63 distance : 3.018 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-63 distance : 3.138 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-63)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-63 and its Exoplanet WASP-63 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-63 and its Exoplanet WASP-63 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-63*)
    *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