Imaginary Picture of TOI-2120 b

Display orbital revolution of TOI-2120 b around the hoststar TOI-2120
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Exoplanet Name : TOI-2120 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1893 (Rjup) 2.1220 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0214 (Mjup) 6.8039 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0377 (AU) 0.0377 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3200
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0159
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.80 (Days Obs.) 5.83 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5110
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 4977.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 374.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 352.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 284.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 445.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 418.7 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : TOI-2120
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 105.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.2 (Msun Measured) 0.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3131 (K)
Spectral type : M7
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 7.0
IR portion[%]: 92.8
Metalicity : 0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 11.7
Apparent Magnitude: 14.2
Right Ascension(RA) 23.5071
Declination (DEC) 65.5139
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TOI-2120 b
TOI-2120 b

  • TOI-2120 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-2120, located about 105.0 light-years (32.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2024.
  • The host star TOI-2120 has apparent magnitude of 14.2, with absolute magnitude of 11.7.
  • It is 0.2 times more massive and 0.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3131 with its spectral types of M7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-2120 b orbits around the star TOI-2120 every 5.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5639839.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-2120 b around its host star TOI-2120)


  • The Star TOI-2120 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.052 AU ( 7783776.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.072 AU ( 10759212.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.110 AU ( 16394659.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.161 AU ( 24125459.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-2120 b : 4977.22 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star TOI-2120)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.059 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.075 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.072 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.079 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.148 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.156 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star TOI-2120)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.059 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.077 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.078 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.150 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-2120 distance : 0.156 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star TOI-2120)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star TOI-2120 and its Exoplanet TOI-2120 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star TOI-2120 and its Exoplanet TOI-2120 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star TOI-2120*)
    *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