Imaginary Picture of HD 79211 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 79211 b around the hoststar HD 79211
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Exoplanet Name : HD 79211 b
Alternate Name : GJ 338B b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1983 (Rjup) 2.2231 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0327 (Mjup) 10.3966 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1420 (AU) 0.1420 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0970
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0669
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 24.43 (Days Obs.) 24.43 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.1037
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5263.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 380.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 357.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 288.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 452.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 424.6 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 79211
Alternate Name : GJ 338 B
Star Distance(LY) : 20.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 4.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4005 (K)
Spectral type : M0.0 V
UV portion[%]: 0.7
Visible portion[%]: 24.6
IR portion[%]: 74.7
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.8
Apparent Magnitude: 4.8
Right Ascension(RA) 138.6028
Declination (DEC) 52.6864
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+79211+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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HD 79211 b
HD 79211 b

  • HD 79211 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 79211, located about 20.7 light-years ( 6.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star HD 79211 has apparent magnitude of 4.8, with absolute magnitude of 5.8.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4005 with its spectral types of M0.0 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 79211 b orbits around the star HD 79211 every 24.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.14 AU ( 21242897.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 79211 b around its host star HD 79211)


  • The Star HD 79211 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.202 AU ( 30150265.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.279 AU ( 41675546.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.425 AU ( 63504310.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.625 AU ( 93449374.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 79211 b : 5263.74 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 79211)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.226 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.286 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.276 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.303 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.542 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.572 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 79211)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.223 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.295 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.295 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.551 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 79211 distance : 0.573 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 79211)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 79211 and its Exoplanet HD 79211 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 79211 and its Exoplanet HD 79211 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 79211*)
    *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