Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

HD 152843 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) HD 152843, located approximately 351.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.05 Earth radii
  • A mass of 9.82 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 11.621 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1049 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,003 K (730 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 351.92 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.231
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 6,206,035 years

1 sibling around HD 152843

HD 152843 b 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
HD 152843 b this Sub-Neptune 3.05 9.82 11.621 1,003 2021
HD 152843 c Neptune-like 5.94 9.67 19.502 253 2021

HD 152843 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.05 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.272 R♃
Mass
9.82 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.031 M♃
Density
1.90 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.231
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#472of 1978

top 23.8%

This planet

3.05R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth HD 152843 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.0511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.009.82317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.901.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00265.400.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 9.820 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 152843

TIC

TIC 349488688

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 4564566554995619072

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 4564566554995619072

System

HD 152843

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.050 R⊕ · percentile 76 / cohort 1978
Mass 9.820 M⊕ · percentile 72 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 11.62 d · percentile 40 / cohort 1946
Distance 107.90 pc · percentile 21 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.231 · percentile 12 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
11.621 days
Semi-major axis
0.1049 AU
Eccentricity
0.046
Inclination
89.26 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 11.62 Earth days (3.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1049 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.049 %

Duration

5.590 h

Impact parameter b

0.200

Rp / R★

0.019570

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,994.2853

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 486 ppm lasting ≈ 5.59 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.019570

Impact parameter (b)

0.200

RV semi-amplitude (K)

2.530 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,994.2853

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.97200

Eq. Temperature

1,003K

(730 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

265.40

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.231

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Detection Signatures

Transit photometry

A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.

Radial velocity

Stellar wobble has been measured spectroscopically.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Eisner et al. 2021

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2021-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: HD 152843

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

6,310 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.97 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.430 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.150 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.16

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.190 dex

Stellar density

0.551 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

8.38 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
107.90 parsec
Light-years 351.92 ly
V-band magnitude
8.86 mag
Voyager-speed travel 6,206,035 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

7.59.49.38B8.86V8.76Gaia8.40TESS7.90J7.66H7.63K7.56W17.59W27.61W37.52W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

9.239 mas

Total Proper Motion

47.062 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

14.76 mas/yr

PM Declination

44.69 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.262 · y = -0.899 · z = 0.350

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 253.78489° · Dec 20.49152°

Galactic ℓ, b

40.171° · 34.385°

Ecliptic λ, β

249.124° · 42.763°

HTM-20 index

1667548494

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