Imaginary Picture of TOI-256 b

Display orbital revolution of TOI-256 b around the hoststar LHS 1140
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Exoplanet Name : TOI-256 b
Alternate Name : LHS 1140 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1541 (Rjup) 1.7270 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0220 (Mjup) 6.9819 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0936 (AU) 0.0936 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0600
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0677
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 24.74 (Days Obs.) 27.37 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.3410
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 465.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 207.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 194.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 157.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 246.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 231.5 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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: Habitable
Star Name : LHS 1140
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 48.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.1 (Msun Measured) 0.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3131 (K)
Spectral type : M4.5
UV portion[%]: 0.1
Visible portion[%]: 7.1
IR portion[%]: 92.7
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 13.3
Apparent Magnitude: 14.2
Right Ascension(RA) 11.2472
Declination (DEC) -15.2714
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LHS+1140+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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TOI-256 b
TOI-256 b

  • TOI-256 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1140, located about 48.9 light-years (15.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star LHS 1140 has apparent magnitude of 14.2, with absolute magnitude of 13.3.
  • It is 0.1 times more massive and 0.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3131 with its spectral types of M4.5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-256 b orbits around the star LHS 1140 every 24.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.09 AU ( 14002360.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-256 b around its host star LHS 1140)


  • The Star LHS 1140 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.040 AU ( 5909315.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.055 AU ( 8168218.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.083 AU ( 12446557.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.122 AU ( 18315654.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-256 b : 465.38 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star LHS 1140)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.045 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.057 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.055 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.060 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.112 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.119 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star LHS 1140)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.045 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.059 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.059 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.114 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star LHS 1140 distance : 0.119 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star LHS 1140)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star LHS 1140 and its Exoplanet TOI-256 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star LHS 1140 and its Exoplanet TOI-256 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star LHS 1140*)
    *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