Imaginary Picture of HD 4308 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 4308 b around the hoststar HD 4308
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Exoplanet Name : HD 4308 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2083 (Rjup) 2.3352 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0405 (Mjup) 12.8765 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1180 (AU) 0.1180 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2700
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0427
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 15.61 (Days Obs.) 16.06 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.3613
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 73153.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 734.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 689.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 557.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 872.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 819.7 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 4308
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 71.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 7.1 (GY)
Temperature : 5597 (K)
Spectral type : G5 V
UV portion[%]: 7.3
Visible portion[%]: 43.8
IR portion[%]: 48.9
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 6.5
Right Ascension(RA) 11.1636
Declination (DEC) -65.6494
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+4308+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/HD%204308%20b/
HD 4308 b
HD 4308 b

  • HD 4308 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 4308, located about 71.8 light-years (22.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2005.
  • The host star HD 4308 has apparent magnitude of 6.5, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5597 with its spectral types of G5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 4308 b orbits around the star HD 4308 every 15.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.12 AU ( 17652548.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 4308 b around its host star HD 4308)


  • The Star HD 4308 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.624 AU ( 93402081.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.863 AU ( 129106085.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.315 AU ( 196729102.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.935 AU ( 289495492.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 4308 b : 73153.93 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 4308)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.654 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.828 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.800 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.877 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 4308 distance : 1.470 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 4308 distance : 1.551 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 4308)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.653 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.852 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 4308 distance : 0.864 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 4308 distance : 1.496 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 4308 distance : 1.556 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 4308)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 4308 and its Exoplanet HD 4308 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 4308 and its Exoplanet HD 4308 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 4308*)
    *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