TOI-7166 b
Water WorldMarginal115 light years awayFound 2025
TOI-7166 b, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive (found 2025). Measured: 4.7 Earth masses, 0.0619 AU, a 3099 K M-type star. Composition inferred from a measured bulk density of 0.58x Earth's — too light for bare rock, so a large fraction of water and ice, with a day locked to its 12.9-day year, as anything orbiting this close would be.
TOI-7166
- Type
- M-type (Red Dwarf)
- Spectral type
- M4.5+/-0.5
- Temperature
- 3,099 K
- Radius
- 0.222 ☉
- Mass
- 0.19 ☉
- Known planets
- 1 (this one)
- Luminosity
- 4.10e-3 ☉
Published by the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This world’s temperature and habitability score are computed from this star’s measured luminosity, not from a stand-in for its class.
Water World
Life DetectedHigh Activity
Why is this a Water World?Your planet has abundant oxygen (41.2%) and hydrogen (17.6%), creating extensive water coverage while in the habitable temperature zone.
Water worlds have deep global oceans covering most or all of their surface. They form when planets have high water content and orbit in the habitable zone.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Oxygen: 41.2% + Hydrogen: 17.6% (water-forming elements)✓ Temperature: 304K (habitable range)✓ Distance: 0.06 AU (habitable zone)
Habitability ScoreMarginal
Contributing Factors
temperature100
Optimal temperature range for liquid water and life
atmosphere60
Nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere - breathable and protective (partially stripped by slow rotation)
water100
Abundant water
magnetic Field30
No magnetic field - vulnerable to solar radiation
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
rotation30
Very slow rotation - extreme temperature swings between eternal day and night sides
Physical Properties
Mass
4.70x Earth (2.81e+25 kg)Radius
1.68x Earth (10,672 km)Surface Gravity
1.68x Earth (16.4 m/s²)Surface Temperature
304 K (31 °C / 88 °F)Rotation Period
309.6 hours/day (slower than Earth)Orbital Environment
Star Type
M-type (Red Dwarf)Distance from Star
0.06 AU (9.26 million km)Orbital Period
10 daysAtmosphere
Nitrogen and oxygen with water vapor, mild greenhouse effect
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
41.2%
H - Hydrogen
17.6%
Si - Silicon
11.8%



