Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

TOI-1203 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-1203, located approximately 212.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.46 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.13 g
  • An orbital period of 13.077 days
  • Distance from Earth 211.98 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.750
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 3,738,317 years

3 siblings around TOI-1203

TOI-1203 c shares its host star with 3 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
TOI-1203 b Super-Earth 1.52 3.51 4.157 1,361 2025
TOI-1203 c this Sub-Neptune 2.20 5.46 13.077 2025
TOI-1203.01 Sub-Neptune 2.92 7.39 25.503 744 2021
TOI-1203 e Neptune-like 7.31 42.10 204.590 2025

TOI-1203 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.196 R♃
Mass
5.46 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.017 M♃
Density
2.82 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.13 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.750
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

#1673of 1978

top 84.5%

This planet

2.20R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-1203 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.46317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.821.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.132.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 5.460 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HIP

HIP 54779

TIC

TIC 23434737

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5402390257832925952

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5402390257832925952

System

TOI-1203

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.200 R⊕ · percentile 15 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.460 M⊕ · percentile 15 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 13.08 d · percentile 44 / cohort 1946
Distance 64.99 pc · percentile 15 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.750 · percentile 97 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
13.077 days
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
0.092
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 13.08 Earth days (3.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.750

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gandolfi et al. 2025

Instrument

HARPS Spectrograph

Publication

2025-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: TOI-1203

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,737 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

12.50 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.179 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.886 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.39

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.340 dex

Stellar density

0.767 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

72.66 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

1.40 km/s

Activity index (log R'HK)

-4.998

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
64.99 parsec
Light-years 211.98 ly
V-band magnitude
8.59 mag
Voyager-speed travel 3,738,317 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 7 bands

7.09.19.13B8.59V8.42Gaia8.00TESS7.41J7.10H7.00K

Astrometric Data

Parallax

15.357 mas

Total Proper Motion

296.334 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

292.93 mas/yr

PM Declination

-44.78 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.808 · y = 0.168 · z = -0.565

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 168.22674° · Dec -34.40694°

Galactic ℓ, b

280.785° · 24.192°

Ecliptic λ, β

184.972° · -35.831°

HTM-20 index

-493628253

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