Imaginary Picture of HD 155918 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 155918 b around the hoststar HD 155918
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Exoplanet Name : HD 155918 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1518 (Rjup) 1.7012 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0240 (Mjup) 7.6305 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0300 (AU) 0.0300 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1940
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0052
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.90 (Days Obs.) 1.87 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.6365
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1569332.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1579.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1483.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1200.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1878.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1764.2 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : HD 155918
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 89.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5771 (K)
Spectral type : G2V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.7
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.7
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 7.0
Right Ascension(RA) 260.5527
Declination (DEC) -75.3482
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HD 155918 b
HD 155918 b

  • HD 155918 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 155918, located about 89.9 light-years (27.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star HD 155918 has apparent magnitude of 7.0, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5771 with its spectral types of G2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 155918 b orbits around the star HD 155918 every 1.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4487936.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 155918 b around its host star HD 155918)


  • The Star HD 155918 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.735 AU ( 109985249.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.016 AU ( 152028357.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.549 AU ( 231657573.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.279 AU ( 340894267.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 155918 b : 1569332.49 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 155918)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 155918 distance : 0.762 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 155918 distance : 0.965 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 155918 distance : 0.932 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 155918 distance : 1.022 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 155918 distance : 1.705 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 155918 distance : 1.798 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 155918)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 155918 distance : 0.763 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 155918 distance : 0.992 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 155918 distance : 1.010 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 155918 distance : 1.735 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 155918 distance : 1.804 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 155918)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 155918 and its Exoplanet HD 155918 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 155918 and its Exoplanet HD 155918 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 155918*)
    *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