Imaginary Picture of HD 50499 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 50499 b around the hoststar HD 50499
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Exoplanet Name : HD 50499 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.4500 (Mjup) 461.0101 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 3.9300 (AU) 3.9300 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2700
Orbital Period(Yrs) 6.7998
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2483.70 (Days Obs.) 2486.24 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 4.4521
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 221.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 172.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 161.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 130.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 204.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 192.3 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 50499
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 150.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.3 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 2.4 (GY)
Temperature : 6099 (K)
Spectral type : G IV
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 3.9
Apparent Magnitude: 7.2
Right Ascension(RA) 103.0084
Declination (DEC) -33.9156
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 07096-00565
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+50499+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/HD%2050499%20b/
HD 50499 b
HD 50499 b

  • HD 50499 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 50499, located about 150.1 light-years (46.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2005.
  • The host star HD 50499 has apparent magnitude of 7.2, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6099 with its spectral types of G IV
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 50499 b orbits around the star HD 50499 every 2483.7 days with its orbital distance of 3.93 AU ( 587919631.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 50499 b around its host star HD 50499)


  • The Star HD 50499 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.144 AU ( 171184218.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.582 AU ( 236621325.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.410 AU ( 360558535.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.547 AU ( 530577680.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 50499 b : 221.53 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 50499)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.163 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.473 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.423 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.559 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 50499 distance : 2.581 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 50499 distance : 2.722 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 50499)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.172 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.512 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 50499 distance : 1.551 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 50499 distance : 2.627 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 50499 distance : 2.732 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 50499)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 50499 and its Exoplanet HD 50499 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 50499 and its Exoplanet HD 50499 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 50499*)
    *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