Imaginary Picture of HD 168746 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 168746 b around the hoststar HD 168746
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Exoplanet Name : HD 168746 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2300 (Mjup) 73.1257 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0650 (AU) 0.0650 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0810
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0175
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.40 (Days Obs.) 6.45 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7062
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 360633.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1093.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1027.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 831.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1300.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1221.5 (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 : HD 168746
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 137.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.8 (GY)
Temperature : 5610 (K)
Spectral type : G5
UV portion[%]: 7.3
Visible portion[%]: 43.9
IR portion[%]: 48.8
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 8.0
Right Ascension(RA) 275.4574
Declination (DEC) -11.9225
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 05685-02670
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+168746+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/HD%20168746%20b/
HD 168746 b
HD 168746 b

  • HD 168746 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 168746, located about 137.1 light-years (42.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2002.
  • The host star HD 168746 has apparent magnitude of 8.0, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5610 with its spectral types of G5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 168746 b orbits around the star HD 168746 every 6.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 9723861.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 168746 b around its host star HD 168746)


  • The Star HD 168746 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.764 AU ( 114235702.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.056 AU ( 157903594.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.608 AU ( 240610134.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.367 AU ( 354068352.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 168746 b : 360633.10 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 168746)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 168746 distance : 0.799 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.012 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 168746 distance : 0.978 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.072 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.796 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.894 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 168746)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 168746 distance : 0.798 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.041 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.056 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.827 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 168746 distance : 1.900 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 168746)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 168746 and its Exoplanet HD 168746 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 168746 and its Exoplanet HD 168746 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 168746*)
    *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