Imaginary Picture of HD 163296 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 163296 b around the hoststar HD 163296
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Exoplanet Name : HD 163296 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.0000 (Mjup) 317.9380 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 94.0000 (AU) 94.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0000
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.00 (Days Obs.) 219491.69 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.0704
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 58.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 54.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 44.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 69.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 65.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Default
Mass Detection : Theoretical
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 163296
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 397.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.7 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 2.3 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 9330 (K)
Spectral type : A1V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 1.4
Apparent Magnitude: 6.8
Right Ascension(RA) 269.0887
Declination (DEC) -21.9561
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 06262-02131
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+163296&submit=SIMBAD+search
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HD 163296 b
HD 163296 b

  • HD 163296 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 163296, located about 397.9 light-years (122.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star HD 163296 has apparent magnitude of 6.8, with absolute magnitude of 1.4.
  • It is 2.3 times more massive and 1.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 9330 with its spectral types of A1V
  • (Projected orbit of HD 163296 b around its host star HD 163296)


  • The Star HD 163296 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 3.131 AU ( 468386046.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 4.328 AU ( 647431919.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 6.595 AU ( 986542968.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 9.704 AU ( 1451741196.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 163296 b : 2.90 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 163296)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 163296 distance : 3.253 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 163296 distance : 4.122 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 163296 distance : 3.983 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 163296 distance : 4.345 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 163296 distance : 7.169 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 163296 distance : 7.555 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 163296)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 163296 distance : 3.229 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 163296 distance : 4.184 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 163296 distance : 4.272 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 163296 distance : 7.262 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 163296 distance : 7.552 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 163296)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 163296 and its Exoplanet HD 163296 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 163296 and its Exoplanet HD 163296 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 163296*)
    *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