Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

HD 110067 g

A sub-neptune orbiting the k-type orange HD 110067, located approximately 104.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.61 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.40 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.24 g
  • An orbital period of 54.770 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2621 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 440 K (167 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 104.89 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.535
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 1,849,680 years

Context from the literature

HD 110067 is a star with six known sub-Neptune exoplanets with radii ranging from 1.94 R🜨 to 2.85 R🜨. The planets orbit the host star in a rhythmic orbital resonance. The star, and related planetary system, is located 105 light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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5 siblings around HD 110067

HD 110067 g shares its host star with 5 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
HD 110067 b Sub-Neptune 2.20 5.69 9.114 800 2023
HD 110067 c Sub-Neptune 2.39 6.30 13.674 699 2023
HD 110067 d Sub-Neptune 2.85 8.52 20.520 602 2023
HD 110067 e Super-Earth 1.94 3.90 30.793 533 2023
HD 110067 f Sub-Neptune 2.60 5.04 41.059 489 2023
HD 110067 g this Sub-Neptune 2.61 8.40 54.770 440 2023

HD 110067 g Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.61 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.233 R♃
Mass
8.40 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.026 M♃
Density
g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.24 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.535
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Transit
Facility Multiple Observatories
Telescope Multiple Telescopes

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1012of 1978

top 51.1%

This planet

2.61R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth HD 110067 g Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.6111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.40317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.242.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 8.400 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 110067

TIC

TIC 347332255

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 3948424496764080640

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 3948424496764080640

System

HD 110067

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.607 R⊕ · percentile 49 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.400 M⊕ · percentile 58 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 54.77 d · percentile 87 / cohort 1946
Distance 32.16 pc · percentile 8 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.535 · percentile 75 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
54.770 days
Semi-major axis
0.2621 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
89.73 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 54.77 Earth days (15.0% of a terrestrial year) at a mean orbital distance of 0.2621 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Duration

5.666 h

Impact parameter b

0.338

Rp / R★

0.030300

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,459,656.0921

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.030300

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

71.590

Impact parameter (b)

0.338

RV semi-amplitude (K)

1.300 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,459,656.0921

Angular separation (arcsec)

8.15000

Eq. Temperature

440K

(167 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.535

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Insufficient insolation data — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Luque et al. 2023

Instrument

Multiple Instruments

Publication

2023-11

Observation locale

Multiple Locales

Host System: HD 110067

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

5,266 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

8.10 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.788 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.798 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.20

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.540 dex

Stellar density

2.678 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

2.50 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
32.16 parsec
Light-years 104.89 ly
V-band magnitude
8.42 mag
Voyager-speed travel 1,849,680 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

6.49.29.20B8.42V8.17Gaia7.66TESS6.95J6.56H6.49K6.45W16.41W26.49W36.40W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

31.067 mas

Total Proper Motion

132.876 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-81.96 mas/yr

PM Declination

-104.59 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.926 · y = -0.161 · z = 0.342

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 189.83922° · Dec 20.02734°

Galactic ℓ, b

281.013° · 82.380°

Ecliptic λ, β

180.682° · 22.214°

HTM-20 index

325705678

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