Imaginary Picture of WASP-72 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-72 b around the hoststar WASP-72
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-72 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.2700 (Rjup) 14.2354 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.4610 (Mjup) 464.5074 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0371 (AU) 0.0371 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0061
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.22 (Days Obs.) 2.22 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.2922
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5335508.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2145.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2014.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1629.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2550.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2395.6 (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-72
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1382.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 1.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6250 (K)
Spectral type : F7
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 1.5
Apparent Magnitude: 9.6
Right Ascension(RA) 41.0400
Declination (DEC) -30.1692
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors CUTRI R.M.; SKRUTSKIE M.F.; VAN DYK S.; BEICHMAN C.A.; CARPENTER J.M.; CHESTER T.; CAMBRESY L.; EVANS T.; FOWLER J.; GIZIS J.; HOWARD E.; HUCHRA J.; JARRETT T.; KOPAN E.L.; KIRKPATRICK J.D.; LIGHT R.M.; MARSH K.A.; McCALLON H.; SCHNEIDER S.; STIENING R.;
Discovery Paper - Title 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-72+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-72%20b/
WASP-72 b
WASP-72 b

  • WASP-72 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-72, located about 1382.0 light-years (423.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2013.
  • The host star WASP-72 has apparent magnitude of 9.6, with absolute magnitude of 1.5.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive and 2.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6250 with its spectral types of F7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-72 b orbits around the star WASP-72 every 2.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5547089.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-72 b around its host star WASP-72)


  • The Star WASP-72 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.676 AU ( 250659020.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.316 AU ( 346476270.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.529 AU ( 527953161.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 5.193 AU ( 776906205.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-72 b : 5335508.42 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-72)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-72 distance : 1.688 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-72 distance : 2.137 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-72 distance : 2.064 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-72 distance : 2.262 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-72 distance : 3.734 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-72 distance : 3.938 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-72)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-72 distance : 1.707 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-72 distance : 2.193 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-72 distance : 2.258 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-72 distance : 3.801 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-72 distance : 3.953 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-72)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-72 and its Exoplanet WASP-72 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-72 and its Exoplanet WASP-72 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-72*)
    *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