Imaginary Picture of TOI-238 b

Display orbital revolution of TOI-238 b around the hoststar TOI-238
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Exoplanet Name : TOI-238 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1438 (Rjup) 1.6120 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0113 (Mjup) 3.5927 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0212 (AU) 0.0212 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0035
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.27 (Days Obs.) 1.27 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3826
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1022140.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1419.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1332.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1078.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1687.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1584.9 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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-238
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 262.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 6.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5080 (K)
Spectral type : K1
UV portion[%]: 3.8
Visible portion[%]: 38.1
IR portion[%]: 58.1
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 6.2
Apparent Magnitude: 10.7
Right Ascension(RA) 349.2292
Declination (DEC) -18.6067
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TOI-238 b
TOI-238 b

  • TOI-238 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-238, located about 262.7 light-years (80.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2023.
  • The host star TOI-238 has apparent magnitude of 10.7, with absolute magnitude of 6.2.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5080 with its spectral types of K1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-238 b orbits around the star TOI-238 every 1.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3171474.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-238 b around its host star TOI-238)


  • The Star TOI-238 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.419 AU ( 62725885.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.580 AU ( 86703565.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.883 AU ( 132117047.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.300 AU ( 194416022.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-238 b : 1022140.19 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star TOI-238)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.452 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.572 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.553 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.606 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-238 distance : 1.034 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-238 distance : 1.090 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star TOI-238)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.447 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.589 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star TOI-238 distance : 0.592 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-238 distance : 1.051 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-238 distance : 1.093 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star TOI-238)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star TOI-238 and its Exoplanet TOI-238 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star TOI-238 and its Exoplanet TOI-238 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star TOI-238*)
    *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