Imaginary Picture of HD 217958 Ab

Display orbital revolution of HD 217958 Ab around the hoststar HD 217958 A
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Exoplanet Name : HD 217958 Ab
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.5240 (Mjup) 166.5995 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 3.7580 (AU) 3.7580 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1560
Orbital Period(Yrs) 7.0093
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2560.20 (Days Obs.) 2560.43 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6089
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 188.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 165.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 155.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 125.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 196.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 184.8 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : "Radial Velocity, Astrometry"
Mass Detection : Astrometry
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 217958 A
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 201.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5930 (K)
Spectral type : G0IV-V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 8.1
Right Ascension(RA) 346.1370
Declination (DEC) -25.6911
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HD 217958 Ab
HD 217958 Ab

  • HD 217958 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 217958 A, located about 201.6 light-years (61.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star HD 217958 A has apparent magnitude of 8.1, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5930 with its spectral types of G0IV-V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 217958 Ab orbits around the star HD 217958 A every 2560.2 days with its orbital distance of 3.76 AU ( 562188798.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 217958 Ab around its host star HD 217958 A)


  • The Star HD 217958 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.010 AU ( 151116199.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.396 AU ( 208882079.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.128 AU ( 318290063.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.131 AU ( 468377771.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 217958 Ab : 188.80 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 217958 A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.037 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.314 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.269 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.391 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 217958 A distance : 2.311 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 217958 A distance : 2.437 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 217958 A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.042 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.349 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 217958 A distance : 1.379 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 217958 A distance : 2.352 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 217958 A distance : 2.446 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 217958 A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 217958 A and its Exoplanet HD 217958 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 217958 A and its Exoplanet HD 217958 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 217958 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