Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

TOI-1232 c

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-1232, located approximately 1,071.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 8.88 Earth radii
  • A mass of 58.48 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.74 g
  • An orbital period of 30.356 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1940 AU
  • Distance from Earth 1,071.76 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.331
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 18,900,516 years

1 sibling around TOI-1232

TOI-1232 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
TOI-1232 b Gas Giant 10.93 220.57 14.256 786 2026
TOI-1232 c this Neptune-like 8.88 58.48 30.356 2026

TOI-1232 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
8.88 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.792 R♃
Mass
58.48 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.184 M♃
Density
0.46 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.74 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.331
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Transit Timing Variations
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#98of 574

top 16.9%

This planet

8.88R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-1232 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.008.8811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0058.48317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.461.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.742.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 58.480 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 364395234

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5289147737059634560

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5289147737059634560

System

TOI-1232

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 8.880 R⊕ · percentile 83 / cohort 574
Mass 58.480 M⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 574
Orbital period 30.36 d · percentile 60 / cohort 524
Distance 328.60 pc · percentile 49 / cohort 572
ESI 0.331 · percentile 58 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
30.356 days
Semi-major axis
0.1940 AU
Eccentricity
0.027
Inclination
87.99 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 30.36 Earth days (8.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1940 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.331

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Mihaylov et al. 2026

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2026-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-1232

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,823 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.00 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.072 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.058 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.18

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.403 dex

Stellar density

1.125 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

4.13 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
328.60 parsec
Light-years 1,071.76 ly
V-band magnitude
12.68 mag
Voyager-speed travel 18,900,516 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

9.513.413.40B12.68V12.27Gaia11.78TESS11.08J10.77H10.70K10.66W110.71W210.71W39.50W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

3.014 mas

Total Proper Motion

26.244 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.33 mas/yr

PM Declination

26.14 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.210 · y = 0.422 · z = -0.882

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 116.50140° · Dec -61.87979°

Galactic ℓ, b

274.204° · -17.651°

Ecliptic λ, β

170.238° · -77.678°

HTM-20 index

138860185

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