Imaginary Picture of HD 149806 Ab

Display orbital revolution of HD 149806 Ab around the hoststar HD 149806 A
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Exoplanet Name : HD 149806 Ab
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 12.5970 (Mjup) 4005.0650 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 12.4040 (AU) 12.4040 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3570
Orbital Period(Yrs) 45.2322
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 16521.50 (Days Obs.) 16545.94 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 38.6782
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 66.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 62.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 50.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 79.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 74.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : "Radial Velocity, Astrometry"
Mass Detection : Astrometry
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 149806 A
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 66.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5352 (K)
Spectral type : G8V
UV portion[%]: 6.1
Visible portion[%]: 42.0
IR portion[%]: 51.9
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 5.5
Apparent Magnitude: 7.1
Right Ascension(RA) 249.2851
Declination (DEC) 0.2543
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HD 149806 Ab
HD 149806 Ab

  • HD 149806 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 149806 A, located about 66.1 light-years (20.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star HD 149806 A has apparent magnitude of 7.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.5.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5352 with its spectral types of G8V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 149806 Ab orbits around the star HD 149806 A every 16521.5 days with its orbital distance of 12.40 AU ( 1855611988.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 149806 Ab around its host star HD 149806 A)


  • The Star HD 149806 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.544 AU ( 81412279.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.752 AU ( 112533046.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.146 AU ( 171475458.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.687 AU ( 252333649.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 149806 Ab : 5.03 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 149806 A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.578 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.732 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.707 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.776 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 149806 A distance : 1.310 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 149806 A distance : 1.381 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 149806 A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.575 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.753 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 149806 A distance : 0.760 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 149806 A distance : 1.332 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 149806 A distance : 1.385 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 149806 A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 149806 A and its Exoplanet HD 149806 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 149806 A and its Exoplanet HD 149806 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 149806 A*)
    *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