Imaginary Picture of HD 42012 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 42012 b around the hoststar HD 42012
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Exoplanet Name : HD 42012 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.6000 (Mjup) 508.7008 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.6700 (AU) 1.6700 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 2.3476
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 857.50 (Days Obs.) 865.22 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 4.9127
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 252.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 177.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 167.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 135.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 211.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 198.7 (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 42012
Alternate Name : 2MASS J06095646+3408076
Star Distance(LY) : 121.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 4.1 (GY)
Temperature : 5405 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 6.4
Visible portion[%]: 42.5
IR portion[%]: 51.1
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.6
Apparent Magnitude: 8.4
Right Ascension(RA) 92.4853
Declination (DEC) 34.1353
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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Discovery Paper - Title
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Discovery Paper - URL
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+42012&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/HD%2042012%20b/
HD 42012 b
HD 42012 b

  • HD 42012 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 42012, located about 121.0 light-years (37.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star HD 42012 has apparent magnitude of 8.4, with absolute magnitude of 5.6.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5405 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 42012 b orbits around the star HD 42012 every 857.5 days with its orbital distance of 1.67 AU ( 249828444.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 42012 b around its host star HD 42012)


  • The Star HD 42012 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.519 AU ( 77636037.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.717 AU ( 107313292.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.093 AU ( 163521709.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.609 AU ( 240629359.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 42012 b : 252.34 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 42012)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.550 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.696 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.672 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.737 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 42012 distance : 1.243 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 42012 distance : 1.311 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 42012)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.547 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.716 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 42012 distance : 0.723 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 42012 distance : 1.264 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 42012 distance : 1.315 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 42012)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 42012 and its Exoplanet HD 42012 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 42012 and its Exoplanet HD 42012 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 42012*)
    *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