Exoplanet

TOI-540 b

Orbiting TOI-540

Overview

TOI-540 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-540, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.67

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

14.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

611

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

0.90

Mass (Earth masses)

0.67

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

611 K

Orbital Period

1.24 days

Distance from Earth

14.0 pc (~46 ly)

Spectral Type

M V

Temperature

3216 K

Mass (Solar)

0.16 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.19 R☉

Luminosity

-2.46 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

76.3097°, -47.9375°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources

Source ID: TOI-540 b

System Context

TOI-540 b orbits TOI-540 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.9 Earth radii, a mass of 0.67 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 1.24 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 611 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 14 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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