TOI-1278 b
Orbiting TOI-1278
TOI-1278 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-1278, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.22
Earth radii
Mass
5879.83
Earth masses
Orbital Period
14.5
days
Distance
75.6
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
12.22
Mass (Earth masses)
5879.83
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Artigau et al. 2021
Orbital Period
14.476+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0950+0.0010−0.0010au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
5879.83+158.91−158.91
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
18.5000+0.5000−0.5000
Eccentricity
0.0130+0.0040−0.0040
Argument of Periastron
246.0+9.0−12.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
2306.00+10.00−10.00m/s
Distance from Earth
75.6 pc (~246 ly)
Spectral Type
M0 V
Temperature
3799 K
Mass (Solar)
0.54 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.57 R☉
Luminosity
-1.21 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
320.4784°, 35.6486°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2021
Source ID: TOI-1278 b
TOI-1278 b orbits TOI-1278 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.22 Earth radii, a mass of 5,879.83 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 14.48 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 75.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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