Exoplanet

TOI-1278 b

Orbiting TOI-1278

Overview

TOI-1278 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-1278, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.22

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

5879.83

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

75.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.22

Mass (Earth masses)

5879.83

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

14.48 days

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

Data Sources

Source ID: TOI-1278 b

System Context

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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