Exoplanet

TOI-178 b

Orbiting TOI-178

Overview

TOI-178 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-178, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

0.96

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

62.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.20

Mass (Earth masses)

0.96

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2024

Orbital Period

1.915+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

0.96+0.700.65

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0030+0.00220.0020

Distance from Earth

62.7 pc (~204 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4316 K

Mass (Solar)

0.65 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.66 R☉

Luminosity

-0.87 log L☉

Planets in System

6

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

7.3020°, -30.4541°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources

Source ID: TOI-178 b

System Context

TOI-178 b orbits TOI-178 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.2 Earth radii, a mass of 0.96 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.91 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 62.7 parsecs from Earth and 6 known planets in the system.

Host star

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