Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2020

TOI-132 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-132, located approximately 533.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.42 Earth radii
  • A mass of 22.40 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.92 g
  • An orbital period of 2.110 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0260 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,395 K (1122 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 533.85 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.166
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 9,414,367 years

TOI-132 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.42 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.305 R♃
Mass
22.40 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.070 M♃
Density
3.08 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.92 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.166
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2020
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#210of 1978

top 10.6%

This planet

3.42R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-132 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.4211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0022.40317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.081.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.922.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00860.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 22.400 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 89020549

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 6520880040423258240

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 6520880040423258240

System

TOI-132

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.420 R⊕ · percentile 89 / cohort 1978
Mass 22.400 M⊕ · percentile 96 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 2.11 d · percentile 2 / cohort 1946
Distance 163.68 pc · percentile 26 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.166 · percentile 3 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
2.110 days
Semi-major axis
0.0260 AU
Eccentricity
0.059
Inclination
85.03 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 2.11 Earth days (0.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0260 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.131 %

Duration

2.134 h

Impact parameter b

0.533

Rp / R★

0.035600

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,333.2310

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,310 ppm lasting ≈ 2.13 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.035600

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

6.362

Impact parameter (b)

0.533

RV semi-amplitude (K)

11.380 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,333.2310

Long. of periastron (ω)

125.88°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.15900

Eq. Temperature

1,395K

(1122 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

860.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.166

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

D Iacute Az et al. 2020

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2020-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-132

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,397 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

6.34 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.900 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.970 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.16

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.480 dex

Stellar density

1.890 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-19.90 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

3.00 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
163.68 parsec
Light-years 533.85 ly
V-band magnitude
11.20 mag
Voyager-speed travel 9,414,367 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 14 bands

8.712.112.07B11.20V11.32Gaia10.81TESS11.85Sloan g11.24Sloan r11.08Sloan i10.14J9.76H9.65K9.61W19.69W29.61W38.72W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

6.081 mas

Total Proper Motion

63.866 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

35.55 mas/yr

PM Declination

-53.05 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.675 · y = -0.267 · z = -0.688

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 338.39966° · Dec -43.43687°

Galactic ℓ, b

353.414° · -57.818°

Ecliptic λ, β

322.459° · -31.634°

HTM-20 index

730443626

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