Imaginary Picture of HD 156846 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 156846 b around the hoststar HD 156846
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Exoplanet Name : HD 156846 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 10.4500 (Mjup) 3322.4521 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.0960 (AU) 1.0960 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.8478
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.9844
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 359.55 (Days Obs.) 350.46 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 32.0860
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2323.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 309.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 291.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 235.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 368.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 346.1 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 156846
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 159.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 1.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 2.1 (GY)
Temperature : 6138 (K)
Spectral type : G0V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 3.1
Apparent Magnitude: 6.5
Right Ascension(RA) 260.1417
Declination (DEC) -19.3336
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HD 156846 b
HD 156846 b

  • HD 156846 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 156846, located about 159.8 light-years (49.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2007.
  • The host star HD 156846 has apparent magnitude of 6.5, with absolute magnitude of 3.1.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6138 with its spectral types of G0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 156846 b orbits around the star HD 156846 every 359.6 days with its orbital distance of 1.10 AU ( 163959266.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 156846 b around its host star HD 156846)


  • The Star HD 156846 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.033 AU ( 154608725.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.429 AU ( 213709662.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.177 AU ( 325646231.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.203 AU ( 479202694.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 156846 b : 2323.46 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 156846)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.048 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.327 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.282 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.405 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 156846 distance : 2.324 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 156846 distance : 2.451 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 156846)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.057 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.362 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 156846 distance : 1.399 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 156846 distance : 2.365 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 156846 distance : 2.460 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 156846)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 156846 and its Exoplanet HD 156846 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 156846 and its Exoplanet HD 156846 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 156846*)
    *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