Imaginary Picture of gamma Lib b

Display orbital revolution of gamma Lib b around the hoststar gamma Lib
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Exoplanet Name : gamma Lib b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.0290 (Mjup) 327.1582 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.2397 (AU) 1.2397 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2500
Orbital Period(Yrs) 1.1367
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 415.20 (Days Obs.) 415.82 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.1595
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 53152.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 677.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 636.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 514.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 805.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 756.8 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : gamma Lib
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 163.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 11.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.5 (Msun Measured) 1.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4822 (K)
Spectral type : K0III
UV portion[%]: 2.5
Visible portion[%]: 35.6
IR portion[%]: 61.9
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: -0.5
Apparent Magnitude: 3.0
Right Ascension(RA) 233.8816
Declination (DEC) -14.7894
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 05608-01381
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=gamma+Lib+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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gamma Lib b
gamma Lib b

  • gamma Lib b is an exoplanet orbiting the star gamma Lib, located about 163.2 light-years (50.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star gamma Lib has apparent magnitude of 3.0, with absolute magnitude of -0.5.
  • It is 1.5 times more massive and 11.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4822 with its spectral types of K0III
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet gamma Lib b orbits around the star gamma Lib every 415.2 days with its orbital distance of 1.24 AU ( 185456480.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of gamma Lib b around its host star gamma Lib)


  • The Star gamma Lib 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 5.591 AU ( 836441367.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 7.729 AU ( 1156180558.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 11.777 AU ( 1761763308.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 17.330 AU ( 2592511885.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of gamma Lib b : 53152.83 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star gamma Lib)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star gamma Lib distance : 6.098 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star gamma Lib distance : 7.720 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star gamma Lib distance : 7.457 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star gamma Lib distance : 8.185 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star gamma Lib distance : 14.096 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star gamma Lib distance : 14.869 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star gamma Lib)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star gamma Lib distance : 6.025 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star gamma Lib distance : 7.961 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star gamma Lib distance : 7.972 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star gamma Lib distance : 14.330 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star gamma Lib distance : 14.902 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star gamma Lib)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star gamma Lib and its Exoplanet gamma Lib b)



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star gamma Lib*)
    *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