Imaginary Picture of HD 21520 b

Display orbital revolution of HD 21520 b around the hoststar HD 21520
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Exoplanet Name : HD 21520 b
Alternate Name : "TOI-4320 b, TOI-4320.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2406 (Rjup) 2.6970 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0249 (Mjup) 7.9167 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1726 (AU) 0.1726 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0688
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 25.13 (Days Obs.) 25.09 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0884
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 53305.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 678.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 636.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 515.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 806.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 757.4 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 21520
Alternate Name : TOI-4320
Star Distance(LY) : 257.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.3 (GY)
Temperature : 5871 (K)
Spectral type : G1V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 9.2
Right Ascension(RA) 51.6404
Declination (DEC) -43.6136
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HD 21520 b
HD 21520 b

  • HD 21520 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 21520, located about 257.7 light-years (79.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2024.
  • The host star HD 21520 has apparent magnitude of 9.2, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5871 with its spectral types of G1V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet HD 21520 b orbits around the star HD 21520 every 25.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.17 AU ( 25820592.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of HD 21520 b around its host star HD 21520)


  • The Star HD 21520 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.780 AU ( 116622614.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.078 AU ( 161202929.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.642 AU ( 245637590.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.416 AU ( 361466475.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of HD 21520 b : 53305.56 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 21520)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 21520 distance : 0.803 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.017 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 21520 distance : 0.983 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.077 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.792 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.891 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 21520)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 21520 distance : 0.806 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.045 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.066 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.824 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 21520 distance : 1.897 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 21520)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 21520 and its Exoplanet HD 21520 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 21520 and its Exoplanet HD 21520 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 21520*)
    *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