Imaginary Picture of HIP 63242 b

Display orbital revolution of HIP 63242 b around the hoststar HIP 63242
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Exoplanet Name : HIP 63242 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 9.1800 (Mjup) 2918.6708 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.5650 (AU) 0.5650 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2300
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.3411
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 124.60 (Days Obs.) 125.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 28.1866
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5906.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 391.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 367.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 297.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 465.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 437.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HIP 63242
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 526.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.5 (Msun Measured) 1.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5440 (K)
Spectral type : G8III
UV portion[%]: 6.6
Visible portion[%]: 42.8
IR portion[%]: 50.6
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 0.8
Apparent Magnitude: 6.9
Right Ascension(RA) 194.3832
Declination (DEC) -65.6464
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 09001-00513
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "M.I. Jones, J.S. Jenkins, P. Rojo, C.H.F. Melo, P. Bluhm"
Discovery Paper - Title Study of the impact of the post-MS evolution of the host star on the orbits of close-in planets. II. A giant planet in a close-in orbit around the RGB star HIP63242
Discovery Paper - Journal "A&A 556, A78 (2013)DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321660"
Discovery Paper - URL https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2013/08/aa21660-13/aa21660-13.html
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HIP+63242+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/HIP%2063242%20b/
HIP 63242 b
HIP 63242 b

  • HIP 63242 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HIP 63242, located about 526.9 light-years (161.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2013.
  • The host star HIP 63242 has apparent magnitude of 6.9, with absolute magnitude of 0.8.
  • It is 1.5 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5440 with its spectral types of G8III
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HIP 63242 b orbits around the star HIP 63242 every 124.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.56 AU ( 84522796.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HIP 63242 b around its host star HIP 63242)


  • The Star HIP 63242 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.849 AU ( 127077790.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.174 AU ( 175654715.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.789 AU ( 267658914.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.633 AU ( 393871817.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HIP 63242 b : 5906.51 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HIP 63242)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HIP 63242 distance : 0.898 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HIP 63242 distance : 1.137 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HIP 63242 distance : 1.098 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HIP 63242 distance : 1.205 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HIP 63242 distance : 2.028 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HIP 63242 distance : 2.139 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HIP 63242)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HIP 63242 distance : 0.894 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HIP 63242 distance : 1.170 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HIP 63242 distance : 1.182 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HIP 63242 distance : 2.063 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HIP 63242 distance : 2.146 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HIP 63242)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HIP 63242 and its Exoplanet HIP 63242 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HIP 63242 and its Exoplanet HIP 63242 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HIP 63242*)
    *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