Imaginary Picture of TOI-122 b

Display orbital revolution of TOI-122 b around the hoststar TOI-122
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Exoplanet Name : TOI-122 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2427 (Rjup) 2.7204 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0277 (Mjup) 8.8069 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0392 (AU) 0.0392 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0139
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.08 (Days Obs.) 5.08 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1900
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 11939.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 466.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 438.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 354.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 554.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 521.0 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Theoretical
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : TOI-122
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 203.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.3 (Msun Measured) 0.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3403 (K)
Spectral type : M5
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 11.4
IR portion[%]: 88.3
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 11.5
Apparent Magnitude: 15.5
Right Ascension(RA) 332.9458
Declination (DEC) -58.9450
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=TOI-122&submit=SIMBAD+search
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TOI-122 b
TOI-122 b

  • TOI-122 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-122, located about 203.0 light-years (62.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star TOI-122 has apparent magnitude of 15.5, with absolute magnitude of 11.5.
  • It is 0.3 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3403 with its spectral types of M5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-122 b orbits around the star TOI-122 every 5.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5864236.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-122 b around its host star TOI-122)


  • The Star TOI-122 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.084 AU ( 12535119.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.116 AU ( 17326810.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.176 AU ( 26402225.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.260 AU ( 38852031.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-122 b : 11939.15 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star TOI-122)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.095 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.120 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.116 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.127 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.234 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.247 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star TOI-122)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.094 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.124 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.124 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.238 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-122 distance : 0.248 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star TOI-122)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star TOI-122 and its Exoplanet TOI-122 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star TOI-122 and its Exoplanet TOI-122 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star TOI-122*)
    *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