Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-1269 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-1269, located approximately 561.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.40 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.40 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.11 g
  • An orbital period of 4.253 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0496 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,005 K (732 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 561.44 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.253
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 9,900,966 years

TOI-1269 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.40 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.214 R♃
Mass
6.40 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.020 M♃
Density
2.53 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.11 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.253
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1331of 1978

top 67.2%

This planet

2.40R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-1269 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.40317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.531.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.112.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00231.200.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 6.400 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 198241702

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 1635108588053258752

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 1635108588053258752

System

TOI-1269

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.401 R⊕ · percentile 33 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.400 M⊕ · percentile 32 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 4.25 d · percentile 9 / cohort 1946
Distance 172.14 pc · percentile 27 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.253 · percentile 17 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4.253 days
Semi-major axis
0.0496 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 4.25 Earth days (1.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0496 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.076 %

Duration

2.622 h

Impact parameter b

0.355

Rp / R★

0.025837

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,686.6059

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 759 ppm lasting ≈ 2.62 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.025837

Impact parameter (b)

0.355

RV semi-amplitude (K)

2.700 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,686.6059

Long. of periastron (ω)

90.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.28800

Eq. Temperature

1,005K

(732 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

231.20

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.253

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

Polanski et al. 2024

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2024-06

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-1269

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,499 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.10 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.852 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.903 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.05

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.531 dex

Stellar density

2.043 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
172.14 parsec
Light-years 561.44 ly
V-band magnitude
11.62 mag
Voyager-speed travel 9,900,966 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

9.712.312.33B11.62V11.47Gaia10.99TESS10.30J9.95H9.89K9.85W19.90W29.86W39.73W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

5.780 mas

Total Proper Motion

115.040 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-40.01 mas/yr

PM Declination

107.86 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.149 · y = -0.403 · z = 0.903

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 249.69664° · Dec 64.55918°

Galactic ℓ, b

95.625° · 38.382°

Ecliptic λ, β

184.002° · 81.406°

HTM-20 index

-1821374866

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