Imaginary Picture of HD 4208 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 4208 b around the hoststar HD 4208
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Exoplanet Name : HD 4208 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.8040 (Mjup) 255.6222 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.6500 (AU) 1.6500 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0520
Orbital Period(Yrs) 2.2669
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 828.00 (Days Obs.) 829.96 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.4686
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 313.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 187.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 176.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 142.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 223.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 209.7 (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 4208
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 110.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 4.5 (GY)
Temperature : 5571 (K)
Spectral type : G5 V
UV portion[%]: 7.2
Visible portion[%]: 43.7
IR portion[%]: 49.1
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 7.8
Right Ascension(RA) 11.1110
Declination (DEC) -26.5156
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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+4208+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/HD%204208%20b/
HD 4208 b
HD 4208 b

  • HD 4208 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 4208, located about 110.9 light-years (34.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2001.
  • The host star HD 4208 has apparent magnitude of 7.8, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5571 with its spectral types of G5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 4208 b orbits around the star HD 4208 every 828.0 days with its orbital distance of 1.65 AU ( 246836486.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 4208 b around its host star HD 4208)


  • The Star HD 4208 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.572 AU ( 85495519.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.790 AU ( 118177150.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.204 AU ( 180075824.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.771 AU ( 264989464.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 4208 b : 313.48 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 4208)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.600 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.759 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.733 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.804 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 4208 distance : 1.349 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 4208 distance : 1.423 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 4208)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.598 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.781 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 4208 distance : 0.791 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 4208 distance : 1.372 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 4208 distance : 1.427 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 4208)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 4208 and its Exoplanet HD 4208 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 4208 and its Exoplanet HD 4208 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 4208*)
    *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