Imaginary Picture of GJ 720 Ab

Display orbital revolution of GJ 720 Ab around the hoststar GJ 720 A
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Exoplanet Name : GJ 720 Ab
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2111 (Rjup) 2.3666 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0429 (Mjup) 13.6459 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1190 (AU) 0.1190 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0533
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 19.47 (Days Obs.) 19.86 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.4364
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5886.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 390.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 367.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 297.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 464.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 436.6 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : GJ 720 A
Alternate Name : "BD+45 2743, LHS 3394, LDS 6329 A"
Star Distance(LY) : 50.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3837 (K)
Spectral type : M0.5V
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 19.4
IR portion[%]: 80.1
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 9.0
Apparent Magnitude: 10.0
Right Ascension(RA) 278.8292
Declination (DEC) 45.7456
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GJ 720 Ab
GJ 720 Ab

  • GJ 720 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 720 A, located about 50.7 light-years (15.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2021.
  • The host star GJ 720 A has apparent magnitude of 10.0, with absolute magnitude of 9.0.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3837 with its spectral types of M0.5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GJ 720 Ab orbits around the star GJ 720 A every 19.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.12 AU ( 17802146.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GJ 720 Ab around its host star GJ 720 A)


  • The Star GJ 720 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.179 AU ( 26719586.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.247 AU ( 36933451.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.376 AU ( 56278406.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.554 AU ( 82816141.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GJ 720 Ab : 5886.46 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star GJ 720 A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.201 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.254 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.245 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.270 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.486 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.513 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star GJ 720 A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.199 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.263 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.263 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.494 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 720 A distance : 0.514 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star GJ 720 A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star GJ 720 A and its Exoplanet GJ 720 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star GJ 720 A and its Exoplanet GJ 720 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star GJ 720 A*)
    *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