Exoplanet Name : |
HD 168863 b |
Alternate Name : |
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Status : |
Confirmed |
Radius (Rjup / Re): |
0.9078 |
(Rjup) |
10.1759 |
(Rearth) |
Mass (Mjup / Me): |
6.7800 |
(Mjup) |
2155.6196 |
(Mearth) |
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
10.9610 |
(AU) |
10.9610 |
(AU Est.) |
Eccentricity : |
0.1870 |
Orbital Period(Yrs) |
40.4476 |
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
14773.90 |
(Days Obs.) |
14819.05 |
(Days Est.) |
Surface Gravity (G Earth) |
20.8175 |
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
3.6 |
(W/m2) |
Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
61.3 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
57.6 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
46.6 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
72.9 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
68.5 |
(K) |
Size Class: |
Jupiter-size |
Mass Class: |
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Detection Type : |
"Radial Velocity, Astrometry" |
Mass Detection : |
Astrometry |
Radius Detection : |
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Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Not habitable |
Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
Star Name : |
HD 168863 |
Alternate Name : |
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Star Distance(LY) : |
130.1 |
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
0.8 |
(Rsun Measured) |
Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
0.8 |
(Msun Measured) |
0.8 |
(Msun Estimated) |
Star Age : |
0.0 |
(GY) |
Temperature : |
4905 |
(K) |
Spectral type : |
K1V |
UV portion[%]: |
2.8 |
Visible portion[%]: |
36.2 |
IR portion[%]: |
61.0 |
Metalicity : |
0.2 |
Absolute Magnitude: |
6.4 |
Apparent Magnitude: |
9.4 |
Right Ascension(RA) |
275.6648 |
Declination (DEC) |
-18.0210 |
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovered by |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
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Discovery Paper - Title |
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Discovery Paper - Journal |
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Discovery Paper - URL |
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SIMBAD LINK |
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Open Exoplanet Database Link |
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![](HD_168863_b_CSun.png) |
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HD 168863 b
HD 168863 b
HD 168863 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 168863, located about 130.1 light-years (39.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
The host star HD 168863 has apparent magnitude of 9.4, with absolute magnitude of 6.4. It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4905 with its spectral types of K1V
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 168863 b orbits around the star HD 168863 every 14773.9 days with its orbital distance of 10.96 AU ( 1639742260.7 km)
(Projected orbit of HD 168863 b around its host star HD 168863)
![](HD_168863_b_Orb.png)
The Star HD 168863 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 0.405 AU ( 60583889.9 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.560 AU ( 83742768.3 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.853 AU ( 127605446.7 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 1.255 AU ( 187777004.9 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 168863 b : 3.57 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 168863)
![](HD_168863_b_OrbH.png)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.440 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.557 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.538 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.591 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 168863 distance : 1.014 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 168863 distance : 1.069 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 168863)
![](HD_168863_b_OrbK.png)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.435 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.574 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 168863 distance : 0.576 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 168863 distance : 1.031 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 168863 distance : 1.072 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 168863)
![](HD_168863_b_OrbKO.png)
(Position in Stellar Map of star HD 168863 and its Exoplanet HD 168863 b)
![](HD_168863_b_STZ0.png)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 168863 and its Exoplanet HD 168863 b (zoom level 3))
![](HD_168863_b_STZ3.png)
(Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 168863*)
![](HD_168863_b_Spc.png)
*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