Imaginary Picture of TOI-696 c

Display orbital revolution of TOI-696 c around the hoststar LHS 1678
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Exoplanet Name : TOI-696 c
Alternate Name : LHS 1678 c
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0839 (Rjup) 0.9410 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0012 (Mjup) 0.3911 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0327 (AU) 0.0327 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0390
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0101
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.69 (Days Obs.) 3.68 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.4416
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 18416.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 519.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 488.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 395.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 618.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 580.7 (K)
Size Class: 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: Not habitable
Star Name : LHS 1678
Alternate Name : TOI-696
Star Distance(LY) : 64.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.3 (Msun Measured) 0.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3490 (K)
Spectral type : M2V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 14.2
IR portion[%]: 85.5
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 10.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 68.1790
Declination (DEC) -39.7909
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LHS+1678&submit=SIMBAD+search
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TOI-696 c
TOI-696 c

  • TOI-696 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1678, located about 64.9 light-years (19.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2021.
  • The host star LHS 1678 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 10.5.
  • It is 0.3 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3490 with its spectral types of M2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet TOI-696 c orbits around the star LHS 1678 every 3.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4891850.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of TOI-696 c around its host star LHS 1678)


  • The Star LHS 1678 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.087 AU ( 12986881.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.120 AU ( 17951263.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.183 AU ( 27353753.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.269 AU ( 40252245.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of TOI-696 c : 18416.32 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star LHS 1678)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.098 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.124 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.120 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.132 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.242 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.255 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star LHS 1678)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.097 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.129 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.129 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.246 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star LHS 1678 distance : 0.255 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star LHS 1678)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star LHS 1678 and its Exoplanet TOI-696 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star LHS 1678 and its Exoplanet TOI-696 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star LHS 1678*)
    *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