Imaginary Picture of 2M1059-21 b

Display orbital revolution of 2M1059-21 b around the hoststar 2M1059-21
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Exoplanet Name : 2M1059-21 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 66.9500 (Mjup) 21285.9491 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.8000 (AU) 0.8000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1460
Orbital Period(Yrs) 1.8891
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 690.00 (Days Obs.) 290.39 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 205.5655
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 861.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 241.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 227.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 183.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 287.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 270.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Astrometry
Mass Detection : Astrometry
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : 2M1059-21
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 103.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5500 (K)
Spectral type : L2
UV portion[%]: 6.9
Visible portion[%]: 43.2
IR portion[%]: 49.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 19.5
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 164.9625
Declination (DEC) -21.2192
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2M1059-21 b
2M1059-21 b

  • 2M1059-21 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 2M1059-21, located about 103.8 light-years (31.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star 2M1059-21 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 19.5.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5500 with its spectral types of L2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet 2M1059-21 b orbits around the star 2M1059-21 every 690.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.80 AU ( 119678296.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of 2M1059-21 b around its host star 2M1059-21)


  • The Star 2M1059-21 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.459 AU ( 68699845.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.635 AU ( 94961140.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.967 AU ( 144699762.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.423 AU ( 212932039.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 2M1059-21 b : 861.03 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 2M1059-21)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.484 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.613 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.592 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.649 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 1.091 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 1.150 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 2M1059-21)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.482 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.630 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 0.638 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 1.110 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 2M1059-21 distance : 1.154 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 2M1059-21)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 2M1059-21 and its Exoplanet 2M1059-21 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 2M1059-21 and its Exoplanet 2M1059-21 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 2M1059-21*)
    *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