Imaginary Picture of HD 208487 c

Display orbital revolution of HD 208487 c around the hoststar HD 208487
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Exoplanet Name : HD 208487 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.4600 (Mjup) 146.2515 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.8000 (AU) 1.8000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1900
Orbital Period(Yrs) 2.4859
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 908.00 (Days Obs.) 773.62 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4124
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 618.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 222.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 209.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 169.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 264.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 248.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Default
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 208487
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 146.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.3 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.9 (GY)
Temperature : 5929 (K)
Spectral type : G2V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.2
Apparent Magnitude: 7.5
Right Ascension(RA) 329.3292
Declination (DEC) -37.7636
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 07982-00636
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+208487&submit=SIMBAD+search
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HD 208487 c
HD 208487 c

  • HD 208487 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 208487, located about 146.8 light-years (45.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2006.
  • The host star HD 208487 has apparent magnitude of 7.5, with absolute magnitude of 4.2.
  • It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5929 with its spectral types of G2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 208487 c orbits around the star HD 208487 every 908.0 days with its orbital distance of 1.80 AU ( 269276167.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 208487 c around its host star HD 208487)


  • The Star HD 208487 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.876 AU ( 131014346.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.211 AU ( 181096064.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.845 AU ( 275950325.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.714 AU ( 406072992.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 208487 c : 618.56 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 208487)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 208487 distance : 0.899 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 208487 distance : 1.139 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 208487 distance : 1.100 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 208487 distance : 1.206 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 208487 distance : 2.004 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 208487 distance : 2.113 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 208487)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 208487 distance : 0.903 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 208487 distance : 1.170 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 208487 distance : 1.195 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 208487 distance : 2.039 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 208487 distance : 2.121 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 208487)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 208487 and its Exoplanet HD 208487 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 208487 and its Exoplanet HD 208487 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 208487*)
    *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