Imaginary Picture of TOI-116 b

Display orbital revolution of TOI-116 b around the hoststar WASP-91
/
Exoplanet Name : TOI-116 b
Alternate Name : WASP-91 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0300 (Rjup) 11.5453 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.3400 (Mjup) 426.0369 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0370 (AU) 0.0370 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0077
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.80 (Days Obs.) 2.84 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.1962
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 388202.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1114.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1046.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 846.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1324.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1244.2 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-91
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 491.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4920 (K)
Spectral type : K3
UV portion[%]: 2.9
Visible portion[%]: 36.3
IR portion[%]: 60.8
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 6.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 357.8452
Declination (DEC) -70.1528
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-91+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
TOI-116 b
TOI-116 b

  • TOI-116 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-91, located about 491.2 light-years (150.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star WASP-91 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4920 with its spectral types of K3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-116 b orbits around the star WASP-91 every 2.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5535121.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-116 b around its host star WASP-91)


  • The Star WASP-91 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.451 AU ( 67466280.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.623 AU ( 93256031.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.950 AU ( 142101553.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.398 AU ( 209108661.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-116 b : 388202.81 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-91)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.490 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.620 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.599 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.657 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-91 distance : 1.127 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-91 distance : 1.189 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-91)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.484 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.639 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-91 distance : 0.641 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-91 distance : 1.146 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-91 distance : 1.192 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-91)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-91 and its Exoplanet TOI-116 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-91 and its Exoplanet TOI-116 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-91*)
    *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