Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

DMPP-9 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the f-type yellow-white DMPP-9, located approximately 357.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.89 Earth radii
  • A mass of 14.43 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.95 g
  • An orbital period of 12.733 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1097 AU
  • Distance from Earth 357.27 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.554
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 6,300,421 years

DMPP-9 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.89 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.347 R♃
Mass
14.43 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.045 M♃
Density
1.35 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.95 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.554
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Radial Velocity
Facility Multiple Observatories
Telescope Multiple Telescopes

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#28of 1978

top 1.4%

This planet

3.89R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth DMPP-9 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.8911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0014.43317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.351.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.952.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 14.430 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 200133

HIP

HIP 104083

TIC

TIC 376777782

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 6401028668786744960

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 6401028668786744960

System

DMPP-9

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.890 R⊕ · percentile 98 / cohort 1978
Mass 14.430 M⊕ · percentile 91 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 12.73 d · percentile 43 / cohort 1946
Distance 109.54 pc · percentile 22 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.554 · percentile 77 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
12.733 days
Semi-major axis
0.1097 AU
Eccentricity
0.250
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 12.73 Earth days (3.5% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 0.1097 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.554

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-9

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,092 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

1.260 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.100 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.261 dex

Stellar density

0.717 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

11.65 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

3.22 km/s

Rotation period

16.20 days

Distance
109.54 parsec
Light-years 357.27 ly
V-band magnitude
9.22 mag
Voyager-speed travel 6,300,421 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

7.89.89.78B9.22V9.08Gaia8.69TESS8.19J7.93H7.91K7.82W17.87W27.84W38.23W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

9.100 mas

Total Proper Motion

86.692 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

51.49 mas/yr

PM Declination

-69.74 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.283 · y = -0.270 · z = -0.920

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 316.30600° · Dec -66.95816°

Galactic ℓ, b

327.312° · -37.705°

Ecliptic λ, β

294.738° · -47.454°

HTM-20 index

-717579351

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