Imaginary Picture of HD 217786 Ab

Display orbital revolution of HD 217786 Ab around the hoststar HD 217786 A
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Exoplanet Name : HD 217786 Ab
Alternate Name : HD 217786 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 13.8520 (Mjup) 4404.0772 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 2.4460 (AU) 2.4460 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3110
Orbital Period(Yrs) 3.5629
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1301.40 (Days Obs.) 1383.49 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 42.5316
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 418.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 201.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 189.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 153.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 240.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 225.5 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : "Radial Velocity, Astrometry"
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 217786 A
Alternate Name : HD 217786
Star Distance(LY) : 178.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 7.6 (GY)
Temperature : 5966 (K)
Spectral type : F8V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 7.8
Right Ascension(RA) 345.7833
Declination (DEC) 0.4297
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HD 217786 Ab
HD 217786 Ab

  • HD 217786 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 217786 A, located about 178.7 light-years (54.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star HD 217786 A has apparent magnitude of 7.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5966 with its spectral types of F8V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 217786 Ab orbits around the star HD 217786 A every 1301.4 days with its orbital distance of 2.45 AU ( 365916391.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 217786 Ab around its host star HD 217786 A)


  • The Star HD 217786 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.979 AU ( 146496865.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.354 AU ( 202496951.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.063 AU ( 308560542.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.035 AU ( 454060355.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 217786 Ab : 418.82 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 217786 A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.003 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.271 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.227 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.345 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 217786 A distance : 2.233 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 217786 A distance : 2.356 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 217786 A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.009 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.305 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 217786 A distance : 1.335 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 217786 A distance : 2.273 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 217786 A distance : 2.364 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 217786 A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 217786 A and its Exoplanet HD 217786 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 217786 A and its Exoplanet HD 217786 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 217786 A*)
    *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