Imaginary Picture of PSR 1257+12 d

Display orbital revolution of PSR 1257+12 d around the hoststar PSR 1257+12
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Exoplanet Name : PSR 1257+12 d
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1272 (Rjup) 1.4261 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0120 (Mjup) 3.8153 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.4600 (AU) 0.4600 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0252
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.2689
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 98.21 (Days Obs.) 92.73 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.8759
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1.6 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Timing
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : PSR 1257+12
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 2315.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.0 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.5 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5500 (K)
Spectral type : PSR
UV portion[%]: 6.9
Visible portion[%]: 43.2
IR portion[%]: 49.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 12.7
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 195.0167
Declination (DEC) 12.6822
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PSR 1257+12 d
PSR 1257+12 d

  • PSR 1257+12 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star PSR 1257+12, located about 2315.7 light-years (710.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 1992.
  • The host star PSR 1257+12 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 12.7.
  • It is 1.5 times more massive compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5500 with its spectral types of PSR
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet PSR 1257+12 d orbits around the star PSR 1257+12 every 98.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.46 AU ( 68815020.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of PSR 1257+12 d around its host star PSR 1257+12)


  • The Star PSR 1257+12 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.000 AU ( 1409.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.000 AU ( 1947.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.000 AU ( 2968.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.000 AU ( 4367.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of PSR 1257+12 d : 0.00 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star PSR 1257+12)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 0.762 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 0.965 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 0.932 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 1.022 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 1.718 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 1.812 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star PSR 1257+12)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 0.759 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 0.992 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 1.004 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 1.747 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star PSR 1257+12 distance : 1.817 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star PSR 1257+12)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star PSR 1257+12 and its Exoplanet PSR 1257+12 d)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star PSR 1257+12 and its Exoplanet PSR 1257+12 d (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star PSR 1257+12*)
    *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