Imaginary Picture of HD 16905 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 16905 b around the hoststar HD 16905
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Exoplanet Name : HD 16905 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 9.0650 (Mjup) 2882.1080 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 6.4430 (AU) 6.4430 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.6650
Orbital Period(Yrs) 18.3636
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6707.49 (Days Obs.) 6720.61 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 27.8335
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 9.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 79.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 74.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 60.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 94.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 88.5 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-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 16905
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 129.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4866 (K)
Spectral type : K2V
UV portion[%]: 2.7
Visible portion[%]: 35.9
IR portion[%]: 61.5
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 6.5
Apparent Magnitude: 9.5
Right Ascension(RA) 40.0133
Declination (DEC) -61.3542
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HD 16905 b
HD 16905 b

  • HD 16905 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 16905, located about 129.6 light-years (39.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star HD 16905 has apparent magnitude of 9.5, with absolute magnitude of 6.5.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4866 with its spectral types of K2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 16905 b orbits around the star HD 16905 every 6707.5 days with its orbital distance of 6.44 AU ( 963859080.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 16905 b around its host star HD 16905)


  • The Star HD 16905 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.398 AU ( 59470833.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.550 AU ( 82204233.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.837 AU ( 125261059.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.232 AU ( 184327136.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 16905 b : 9.95 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 16905)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.433 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.548 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.529 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.581 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.998 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 16905 distance : 1.053 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 16905)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.428 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.565 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 16905 distance : 0.566 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 16905 distance : 1.015 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 16905 distance : 1.056 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 16905)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 16905 and its Exoplanet HD 16905 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 16905 and its Exoplanet HD 16905 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 16905*)
    *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