HD 206893 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
HD 206893 b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star HD 206893, located approximately 132.9 light-years (40.76 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2021 by Gemini Observatory using the Imaging detection technique (resolved directly via high-contrast coronagraphic or interferometric imaging), this world measures 14.011 Earth radii (1.25 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 6197.654 Earth masses (19.5 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 12.42 g/cm³ (an iron-enriched, high-compression rocky core), a surface gravity of 31.57 g⊕ (309.6 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 235.3 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around HD 206893, HD 206893 b completes one full revolution every 11100 Earth days (30.39Julian years) at a semi-major axis of 10.75 AU (a wide outer-system orbit beyond Jupiter's 5.20 AU distance in our Solar System). Its mean orbital velocity is approximately 10.5 km/s (compared to Earth's 29.8 km/s). Its moderate orbital eccentricity of e = 0.069 carries the world between 10.0083 AU at periapsis and 11.4918 AU at apoapsis, driving measurable seasonal insolation cycles.
⚠️ Thermal Regime (Irradiated / Hot Zone): At an equilibrium temperature of 1429 K (+1156°C / +2113°F) and receiving 0.02 S⊕ (~34 W/m²), HD 206893 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star HD 206893 is classified as a warm F-type star of spectral type F5 V with an effective photospheric temperature of 6,500 K, a radius of 1.3112 R☉, a mass of 1.31 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 2.753 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 0.155 Gyr. From Earth, HD 206893 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 6.688 (accessible to binoculars and small amateur telescopes) in the Southern celestial hemisphere. The HD 206893 system is a multi-planet architecture hosting 2 confirmed worlds, with HD 206893 b sharing its stellar neighborhood alongside HD 206893 c.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: Gemini Observatory · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | HD 206893 |
| Spectral Type | F5 V |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 6,500 K |
| Stellar Radius | 1.3112 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 1.3100 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 2.753 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | 0.155 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 6.688 · G: 6.568 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 2 Planets |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 10.750000 AU |
| Orbital Period | 11100 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 10.5 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.06900 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 142.0000° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 12.42 g/cm³ (235.3 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 0.0247 S⊕ (~34 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 132.900 LY (40.758 pc) |