Imaginary Picture of HD 118904 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 118904 b around the hoststar HD 118904
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Exoplanet Name : HD 118904 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 3.1000 (Mjup) 985.6078 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.7000 (AU) 1.7000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3100
Orbital Period(Yrs) 1.8527
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 676.70 (Days Obs.) 684.23 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 9.5183
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 37074.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 619.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 581.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 470.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 736.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 691.6 (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 118904
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 400.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 14.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 1.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.7 (GY)
Temperature : 4469 (K)
Spectral type : K2 III
UV portion[%]: 1.5
Visible portion[%]: 30.6
IR portion[%]: 67.9
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 0.2
Apparent Magnitude: 5.7
Right Ascension(RA) 204.2958
Declination (DEC) 71.2423
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 04405-01859
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+118904+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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HD 118904 b
HD 118904 b

  • HD 118904 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 118904, located about 400.8 light-years (122.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star HD 118904 has apparent magnitude of 5.7, with absolute magnitude of 0.2.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive and 14.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4469 with its spectral types of K2 III
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 118904 b orbits around the star HD 118904 every 676.7 days with its orbital distance of 1.70 AU ( 254316380.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 118904 b around its host star HD 118904)


  • The Star HD 118904 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 6.403 AU ( 957944916.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 8.851 AU ( 1324130215.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 13.487 AU ( 2017681419.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 19.847 AU ( 2969106597.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 118904 b : 37074.20 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 118904)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 118904 distance : 7.080 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 118904 distance : 8.963 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 118904 distance : 8.657 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 118904 distance : 9.508 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 118904 distance : 16.626 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 118904 distance : 17.538 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 118904)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 118904 distance : 6.986 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 118904 distance : 9.254 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 118904 distance : 9.243 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 118904 distance : 16.896 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 118904 distance : 17.572 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 118904)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 118904 and its Exoplanet HD 118904 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 118904 and its Exoplanet HD 118904 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 118904*)
    *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