Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

HD 196067 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) HD 196067, located approximately 130.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.21 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.40 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.01 g
  • An orbital period of 4.601 days
  • Distance from Earth 130.25 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.617
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 2,296,943 years

1 sibling around HD 196067

HD 196067 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
HD 196067 c this Sub-Neptune 3.21 10.40 4.601 2025
HD 196067 b Gas Giant 12.40 3,623.24 3,413.700 2012

HD 196067 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.21 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.286 R♃
Mass
10.40 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.033 M♃
Density
1.73 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.01 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.617
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2025
Method Radial Velocity
Facility La Silla Observatory
Telescope 3.6 m ESO Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#339of 1978

top 17.1%

This planet

3.21R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth HD 196067 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.2111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.40317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.731.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.012.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 10.400 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 196067

HIP

HIP 102125

TIC

TIC 327303574

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 6369544118965772416

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 6369544118965772416

System

HD 196067

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.210 R⊕ · percentile 83 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.400 M⊕ · percentile 76 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 4.60 d · percentile 11 / cohort 1946
Distance 39.93 pc · percentile 10 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.617 · percentile 84 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4.601 days
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
0.235
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 4.60 Earth days (1.3% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.617

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Delisle et al. 2025

Instrument

HARPS Spectrograph

Publication

2025-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: HD 196067

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

6,072 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.20 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.710 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.160 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.21

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.090 dex

Stellar density

0.313 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-10.95 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

1.45 km/s

Rotation period

22.50 days

Activity index (log R'HK)

-5.033

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
39.93 parsec
Light-years 130.25 ly
V-band magnitude
6.51 mag
Voyager-speed travel 2,296,943 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

4.77.17.06B6.51V6.33Gaia5.93TESS5.42J5.21H5.08K4.66W14.87W24.98W34.84W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

25.012 mas

Total Proper Motion

225.371 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

156.60 mas/yr

PM Declination

-162.08 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.164 · y = -0.192 · z = -0.967

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 310.43642° · Dec -75.35150°

Galactic ℓ, b

318.443° · -33.049°

Ecliptic λ, β

286.282° · -54.203°

HTM-20 index

522645378

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