Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

DMPP-7 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) DMPP-7, located approximately 330.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 9.13 Earth radii
  • A mass of 61.39 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.74 g
  • An orbital period of 4.984 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0587 AU
  • Distance from Earth 330.68 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.325
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 5,831,480 years

DMPP-7 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
9.13 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.815 R♃
Mass
61.39 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.193 M♃
Density
0.44 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.74 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.325
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Radial Velocity
Facility Multiple Observatories
Telescope Multiple Telescopes

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#76of 574

top 13.1%

This planet

9.13R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth DMPP-7 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.009.1311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0061.39317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.441.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.742.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 61.390 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 118006

HIP

HIP 66197

TIC

TIC 365158631

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 3663051957490779264

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 3663051957490779264

System

DMPP-7

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 9.130 R⊕ · percentile 87 / cohort 574
Mass 61.390 M⊕ · percentile 79 / cohort 574
Orbital period 4.98 d · percentile 20 / cohort 524
Distance 101.39 pc · percentile 24 / cohort 572
ESI 0.325 · percentile 57 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4.984 days
Semi-major axis
0.0587 AU
Eccentricity
0.100
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 4.98 Earth days (1.4% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 0.0587 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.325

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-7

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,997 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.87 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.539 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.090 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.170 dex

Stellar density

0.427 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-36.65 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

3.04 km/s

Rotation period

19.80 days

Distance
101.39 parsec
Light-years 330.68 ly
V-band magnitude
8.79 mag
Voyager-speed travel 5,831,480 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

7.29.49.39B8.79V8.65Gaia8.25TESS7.71J7.45H7.39K7.31W17.40W27.40W37.19W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

9.835 mas

Total Proper Motion

67.353 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-35.14 mas/yr

PM Declination

-57.46 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.917 · y = -0.399 · z = 0.009

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 203.52847° · Dec 0.49881°

Galactic ℓ, b

325.735° · 61.467°

Ecliptic λ, β

201.585° · 9.600°

HTM-20 index

979858101

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