Imaginary Picture of TOI-421 c

Display orbital revolution of TOI-421 c around the hoststar TOI-421
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Exoplanet Name : TOI-421 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2427 (Rjup) 2.7204 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0222 (Mjup) 7.0519 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0557 (AU) 0.0557 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0142
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.20 (Days Obs.) 4.87 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9529
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 8811.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 432.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 406.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 328.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 514.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 482.9 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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: Not habitable
Star Name : TOI-421
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 244.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3300 (K)
Spectral type : M9
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 11.2
IR portion[%]: 88.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 17.6
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 81.8542
Declination (DEC) -14.2769
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 05344-01206
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=TOI-421&submit=SIMBAD+search
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TOI-421 c
TOI-421 c

  • TOI-421 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-421, located about 244.6 light-years (75.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star TOI-421 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 17.6.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3300 with its spectral types of M9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-421 c orbits around the star TOI-421 every 5.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8332601.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-421 c around its host star TOI-421)


  • The Star TOI-421 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.102 AU ( 15301294.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.141 AU ( 21150388.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.215 AU ( 32228511.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.317 AU ( 47425666.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-421 c : 8811.19 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star TOI-421)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.116 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.147 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.142 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.156 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.288 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.304 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star TOI-421)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.115 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.152 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.152 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.293 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star TOI-421 distance : 0.304 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star TOI-421)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star TOI-421 and its Exoplanet TOI-421 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star TOI-421 and its Exoplanet TOI-421 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star TOI-421*)
    *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