Imaginary Picture of Wolf 503 b

Display orbital revolution of Wolf 503 b around the hoststar Wolf 503
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Exoplanet Name : Wolf 503 b
Alternate Name : K2-262 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1823 (Rjup) 2.0431 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0197 (Mjup) 6.2634 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0571 (AU) 0.0571 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.4100
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0164
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.00 (Days Obs.) 6.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5005
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 88702.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 770.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 723.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 585.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 916.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 860.2 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : Wolf 503
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 145.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 11.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4716 (K)
Spectral type : K3.5V
UV portion[%]: 2.2
Visible portion[%]: 34.4
IR portion[%]: 63.4
Metalicity : -0.5
Absolute Magnitude: 7.0
Apparent Magnitude: 10.3
Right Ascension(RA) 206.8477
Declination (DEC) -6.1369
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Wolf+503+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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Wolf 503 b
Wolf 503 b

  • Wolf 503 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wolf 503, located about 145.4 light-years (44.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star Wolf 503 has apparent magnitude of 10.3, with absolute magnitude of 7.0.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4716 with its spectral types of K3.5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Wolf 503 b orbits around the star Wolf 503 every 6.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8536054.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Wolf 503 b around its host star Wolf 503)


  • The Star Wolf 503 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.332 AU ( 49734161.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.460 AU ( 68745607.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.700 AU ( 104753092.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.030 AU ( 154148764.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Wolf 503 b : 88702.25 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Wolf 503)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.364 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.461 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.445 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.489 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.846 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.892 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Wolf 503)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.360 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.476 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.476 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.860 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Wolf 503 distance : 0.894 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Wolf 503)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Wolf 503 and its Exoplanet Wolf 503 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Wolf 503 and its Exoplanet Wolf 503 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Wolf 503*)
    *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