Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

DMPP-6 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the f-type yellow-white DMPP-6, located approximately 178.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.74 Earth radii
  • A mass of 13.47 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.96 g
  • An orbital period of 36.441 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2206 AU
  • Distance from Earth 178.18 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.565
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 3,142,204 years

1 sibling around DMPP-6

DMPP-6 c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
DMPP-6 b Sub-Neptune 2.28 5.80 7.603 2026
DMPP-6 c this Sub-Neptune 3.74 13.47 36.441 2026

DMPP-6 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.74 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.334 R♃
Mass
13.47 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.042 M♃
Density
1.41 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.565
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Radial Velocity
Facility Multiple Observatories
Telescope Multiple Telescopes

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#75of 1978

top 3.7%

This planet

3.74R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth DMPP-6 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.7411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0013.47317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.411.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.962.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 13.470 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 67200

HIP

HIP 39242

TIC

TIC 306668068

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5270480576538756352

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5270480576538756352

System

DMPP-6

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.740 R⊕ · percentile 96 / cohort 1978
Mass 13.470 M⊕ · percentile 89 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 36.44 d · percentile 78 / cohort 1946
Distance 54.63 pc · percentile 12 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.565 · percentile 78 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
36.441 days
Semi-major axis
0.2206 AU
Eccentricity
0.310
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 36.44 Earth days (10.0% of a terrestrial year) on a highly eccentric trajectory at a mean orbital distance of 0.2206 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.565

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Standing et al. 2026

Instrument

Multiple Instruments

Publication

2026-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: DMPP-6

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,182 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

1.270 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.079 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.32

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.314 dex

Stellar density

0.845 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

15.04 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

2.40 km/s

Rotation period

19.20 days

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
54.63 parsec
Light-years 178.18 ly
V-band magnitude
7.71 mag
Voyager-speed travel 3,142,204 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

6.28.38.29B7.71V7.56Gaia7.16TESS6.66J6.47H6.33K6.31W16.25W26.35W36.29W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

18.276 mas

Total Proper Motion

105.694 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

15.95 mas/yr

PM Declination

104.48 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.173 · y = 0.295 · z = -0.940

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 120.38578° · Dec -70.02343°

Galactic ℓ, b

282.688° · -19.693°

Ecliptic λ, β

210.904° · -78.381°

HTM-20 index

1527664670

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