Imaginary Picture of GJ 3473 c

Display orbital revolution of GJ 3473 c around the hoststar TOI-488
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Exoplanet Name : GJ 3473 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1474 (Rjup) 1.6527 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0214 (Mjup) 6.8039 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0876 (AU) 0.0876 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0425
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 15.51 (Days Obs.) 15.78 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.4909
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2657.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 320.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 300.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 243.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 381.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 357.9 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : TOI-488
Alternate Name : GJ 3473
Star Distance(LY) : 89.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.4 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3347 (K)
Spectral type : M4V
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 12.4
IR portion[%]: 87.3
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 10.8
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 120.5953
Declination (DEC) 3.3389
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=GJ+3473+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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GJ 3473 c
GJ 3473 c

  • GJ 3473 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-488, located about 89.3 light-years (27.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star TOI-488 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 10.8.
  • It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3347 with its spectral types of M4V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GJ 3473 c orbits around the star TOI-488 every 15.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.09 AU ( 13104773.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GJ 3473 c around its host star TOI-488)


  • The Star TOI-488 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.088 AU ( 13215114.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.122 AU ( 18266741.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.186 AU ( 27834471.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.274 AU ( 40959644.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GJ 3473 c : 2657.19 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star TOI-488)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.100 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.127 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.122 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.134 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.248 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.262 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star TOI-488)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.099 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.131 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.131 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.252 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-488 distance : 0.262 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star TOI-488)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star TOI-488 and its Exoplanet GJ 3473 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star TOI-488 and its Exoplanet GJ 3473 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star TOI-488*)
    *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