Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-1669 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-1669, located approximately 362.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.30 Earth radii
  • A mass of 13.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.47 g
  • An orbital period of 2.680 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0376 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,285 K (1012 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 362.93 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.207
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 6,400,329 years

1 sibling around TOI-1669

TOI-1669 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-1669 c this Sub-Neptune 2.30 13.00 2.680 1,285 2024
TOI-1669 b Gas Giant 14.10 191.00 500.000 2023

TOI-1669 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.30 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.205 R♃
Mass
13.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.041 M♃
Density
6.00 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.47 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.207
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

#1516of 1978

top 76.6%

This planet

2.30R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-1669 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.3011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0013.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.516.001.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.472.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00343.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 13.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 428679607

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 569673024645542528

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 569673024645542528

System

TOI-1669

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.296 R⊕ · percentile 23 / cohort 1978
Mass 13.000 M⊕ · percentile 87 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 2.68 d · percentile 4 / cohort 1946
Distance 111.28 pc · percentile 22 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.207 · percentile 8 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
2.680 days
Semi-major axis
0.0376 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 2.68 Earth days (0.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0376 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.046 %

Duration

1.928 h

Impact parameter b

0.560

Rp / R★

0.019934

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,816.9448

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 456 ppm lasting ≈ 1.93 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.019934

Impact parameter (b)

0.560

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,816.9448

Long. of periastron (ω)

90.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.33800

Eq. Temperature

1,285K

(1012 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

343.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.207

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Polanski et al. 2024

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2024-06

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-1669

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,497 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

7.70 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.056 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.987 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.27

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.382 dex

Stellar density

1.169 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

0.60 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
111.28 parsec
Light-years 362.93 ly
V-band magnitude
10.22 mag
Voyager-speed travel 6,400,329 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.411.010.97B10.22V10.01Gaia9.53TESS8.91J8.58H8.46K8.43W18.49W28.43W38.66W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

8.958 mas

Total Proper Motion

97.981 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

91.73 mas/yr

PM Declination

-34.43 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.078 · y = 0.080 · z = 0.994

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 45.95647° · Dec 83.58743°

Galactic ℓ, b

126.696° · 21.707°

Ecliptic λ, β

80.595° · 61.619°

HTM-20 index

850322700

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