Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-1439 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-1439, located approximately 751.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.24 Earth radii
  • A mass of 38.50 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.14 g
  • An orbital period of 27.644 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1920 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 748 K (475 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 751.16 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.305
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 13,246,650 years

TOI-1439 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.24 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.379 R♃
Mass
38.50 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.121 M♃
Density
2.76 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.14 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.305
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

#511of 574

top 88.9%

This planet

4.24R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-1439 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.2411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0038.50317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.761.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.142.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0068.440.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 38.500 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 232982558

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 1643587094012857984

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 1643587094013359360

System

TOI-1439

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.243 R⊕ · percentile 11 / cohort 574
Mass 38.500 M⊕ · percentile 62 / cohort 574
Orbital period 27.64 d · percentile 58 / cohort 524
Distance 230.31 pc · percentile 42 / cohort 572
ESI 0.305 · percentile 51 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
27.644 days
Semi-major axis
0.1920 AU
Eccentricity
0.157
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 27.64 Earth days (7.6% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 0.1920 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.056 %

Duration

5.628 h

Impact parameter b

0.570

Rp / R★

0.024034

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,703.4747

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 560 ppm lasting ≈ 5.63 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.024034

Impact parameter (b)

0.570

RV semi-amplitude (K)

7.000 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,703.4747

Long. of periastron (ω)

110.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.83400

Eq. Temperature

748K

(475 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

68.44

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.305

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

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-1439

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,841 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.60 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.618 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.231 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.23

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.106 dex

Stellar density

0.405 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
230.31 parsec
Light-years 751.16 ly
V-band magnitude
10.55 mag
Voyager-speed travel 13,246,650 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.611.211.21B10.55V10.42Gaia9.99TESS9.39J9.13H9.05K9.02W19.06W29.01W38.61W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

4.314 mas

Total Proper Motion

20.626 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-0.59 mas/yr

PM Declination

-20.62 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.178 · y = -0.332 · z = 0.926

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 241.76394° · Dec 67.87764°

Galactic ℓ, b

101.189° · 39.995°

Ecliptic λ, β

160.209° · 79.086°

HTM-20 index

-1527444852

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