Imaginary Picture of HD 15906 c

Display orbital revolution of HD 15906 c around the hoststar HD 15906
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Exoplanet Name : HD 15906 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2614 (Rjup) 2.9300 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0226 (Mjup) 7.1698 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1410 (AU) 0.1410 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0400
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0591
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 21.58 (Days Obs.) 21.76 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8351
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 18340.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 519.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 487.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 394.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 617.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 580.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 15906
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 148.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4757 (K)
Spectral type : KV
UV portion[%]: 2.3
Visible portion[%]: 35.0
IR portion[%]: 62.7
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.5
Apparent Magnitude: 9.8
Right Ascension(RA) 38.2708
Declination (DEC) -10.3517
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HD 15906 c
HD 15906 c

  • HD 15906 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 15906, located about 148.6 light-years (45.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2024.
  • The host star HD 15906 has apparent magnitude of 9.8, with absolute magnitude of 6.5.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4757 with its spectral types of KV
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 15906 c orbits around the star HD 15906 every 21.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.14 AU ( 21093299.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 15906 c around its host star HD 15906)


  • The Star HD 15906 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.374 AU ( 55882958.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.516 AU ( 77244852.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.787 AU ( 117704060.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.158 AU ( 173206680.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 15906 c : 18340.41 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 15906)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.409 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.517 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.500 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.548 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.947 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.999 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 15906)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.403 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.533 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.534 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 15906 distance : 0.963 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 15906 distance : 1.001 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 15906)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 15906 and its Exoplanet HD 15906 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 15906 and its Exoplanet HD 15906 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 15906*)
    *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