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Epic exoplanet 68 EP

HD 28254 b

RA 66.2108° · Dec -50.6228° · exoplanet

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Score breakdown

· 6 badges
68 pts · Epic
Epic 78 pts → Anomaly
  • In the habitable zone +30
  • Two suns in its sky +12
  • Eccentric orbit +9
  • Orbits a Sun-like star +8
  • Confirmed exoplanet +5
  • Gas giant +4
Total score 68

10 more points to reach Anomaly.

Badges

  • Confirmed exoplanet · +5
  • In the habitable zone · +30
  • Gas giant · +4
  • Eccentric orbit · +9
  • Orbits a Sun-like star · +8
  • Two suns in its sky · +12

Trivia

What makes it special

  • Goldilocks zone. Sits where it's neither too hot nor too cold — liquid water could exist on a surface here.

What it actually is

  • What it is made of. Its density says rock, though lighter than Earth's mix: probably less iron, or a thick shell of water and ice over the top.
  • What the zone means. The habitable zone is only about temperature: it is the band where liquid water could survive on a surface. It is a promising address, not evidence of anything living.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 7.7 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in.
  • Southern sky. It rides the southern half of the sky — an easier target the further south you are.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around November — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

  • Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Properties

density gcc
3.02
diameter km
165830.6
discovery facility
La Silla Observatory
discovery method
Radial Velocity
discovery year
2010
dist ly
180.3264
eccentricity
0.95
eq temp k
212.28
habitable zone
yes
host star teff
5664
inclination
162
insolation
0.3645
mag
7.69
mass earth
1207.7479
multi star system
yes
name
HD 28254 b
orbital period days
1333
radius earth
13
semi major au
2.45
spect
G5 V
sys num planets
1
sys num stars
2

About HD 28254 b

HD 28254 b is an epic exoplanet. It lies about 180.3 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 7.69, has spectral type G5 V and has an equilibrium temperature near 212 K.

Sits where it's neither too hot nor too cold — liquid water could exist on a surface here.

How to see it

At apparent magnitude 7.69, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 28254 b is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.

Why HD 28254 b is an epic exoplanet

HD 28254 b scores 68 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 6 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, In the habitable zone, Gas giant, Eccentric orbit, Orbits a Sun-like star and Two suns in its sky — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.