Imaginary Picture of HD 217786 Ac

Display orbital revolution of HD 217786 Ac around the hoststar HD 217786 A
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Exoplanet Name : HD 217786 Ac
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1502 (Rjup) 1.6831 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0230 (Mjup) 7.3126 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0380 (AU) 0.0380 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3990
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0068
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.50 (Days Obs.) 2.68 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.5814
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1735313.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1619.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1521.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1230.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1926.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1809.1 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 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 Ac
HD 217786 Ac

  • HD 217786 Ac 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 2022.
  • 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 Ac orbits around the star HD 217786 A every 2.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5684719.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 217786 Ac 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 Ac : 1735313.94 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 Ac)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 217786 A and its Exoplanet HD 217786 Ac (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