Imaginary Picture of Wolf 940 b

Display orbital revolution of Wolf 940 b around the hoststar Wolf 940
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Exoplanet Name : Wolf 940 b
Alternate Name : 2MASS J21464040-0010233 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9200 (Rjup) 10.3123 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 26.0000 (Mjup) 8266.3880 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 400.0000 (AU) 400.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0000
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.00 (Days Obs.) 5623391.62 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 77.7332
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 4.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 4.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 3.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 5.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 4.8 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Imaging
Mass Detection : Spectrum
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Wolf 940
Alternate Name : 2MASS J21464040-0010233
Star Distance(LY) : 40.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.3 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3400 (K)
Spectral type : M4V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 12.1
IR portion[%]: 87.6
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 12.2
Apparent Magnitude: 12.7
Right Ascension(RA) 326.6684
Declination (DEC) -0.1733
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Wolf 940 b
Wolf 940 b

  • Wolf 940 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wolf 940, located about 40.8 light-years (12.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2009.
  • The host star Wolf 940 has apparent magnitude of 12.7, with absolute magnitude of 12.2.
  • It is 0.3 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3400 with its spectral types of M4V
  • (Projected orbit of Wolf 940 b around its host star Wolf 940)


  • The Star Wolf 940 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.073 AU ( 10922129.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.101 AU ( 15097236.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.154 AU ( 23004848.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.226 AU ( 33852641.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Wolf 940 b : 0.00 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Wolf 940)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.083 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.105 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.101 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.111 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.204 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.216 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Wolf 940)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.082 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.108 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.108 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.208 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Wolf 940 distance : 0.216 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Wolf 940)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Wolf 940 and its Exoplanet Wolf 940 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Wolf 940 and its Exoplanet Wolf 940 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Wolf 940*)
    *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