Imaginary Picture of 7 CMa b

Display orbital revolution of 7 CMa b around the hoststar 7 CMa
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Exoplanet Name : 7 CMa b
Alternate Name : HD 47205 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.8950 (Mjup) 602.4925 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.7610 (AU) 1.7610 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0550
Orbital Period(Yrs) 2.0175
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 736.90 (Days Obs.) 692.32 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 5.8185
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1103.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 257.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 241.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 195.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 305.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 287.3 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Spectrum
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : 7 CMa
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 64.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.5 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4792 (K)
Spectral type : K1 III
UV portion[%]: 2.4
Visible portion[%]: 35.4
IR portion[%]: 62.2
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 2.5
Apparent Magnitude: 4.0
Right Ascension(RA) 99.1708
Declination (DEC) -19.2558
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Wittenmyer,obert.; Endl,ichael; Wang,iang; Johnson,ohnsher; Tinney,..; O'Toole,.."
Discovery Paper - Title The Pan-Pacific Planet Search. I. A Giant Planet Orbiting 7 CMa
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=7+CMa+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/7%20CMa%20b/
7 CMa b
7 CMa b

  • 7 CMa b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 7 CMa, located about 64.4 light-years (19.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star 7 CMa has apparent magnitude of 4.0, with absolute magnitude of 2.5.
  • It is 1.5 times more massive and 2.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4792 with its spectral types of K1 III
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet 7 CMa b orbits around the star 7 CMa every 736.9 days with its orbital distance of 1.76 AU ( 263441850.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of 7 CMa b around its host star 7 CMa)


  • The Star 7 CMa 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.144 AU ( 171166814.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.582 AU ( 236597268.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.410 AU ( 360521878.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.546 AU ( 530523737.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 7 CMa b : 1103.09 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 7 CMa)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.249 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.582 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.528 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.677 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 7 CMa distance : 2.892 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 7 CMa distance : 3.050 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 7 CMa)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.234 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.631 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 7 CMa distance : 1.633 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 7 CMa distance : 2.940 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 7 CMa distance : 3.057 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 7 CMa)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 7 CMa and its Exoplanet 7 CMa b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 7 CMa and its Exoplanet 7 CMa b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 7 CMa*)
    *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