Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

TOI-199 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-199, located approximately 333.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 9.08 Earth radii
  • A mass of 54.03 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.66 g
  • An orbital period of 104.854 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.4254 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 476 K (203 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 333.56 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.285
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 5,882,326 years

1 sibling around TOI-199

TOI-199 b 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-199 b this Neptune-like 9.08 54.03 104.854 476 2023
TOI-199 c Gas Giant 11.40 88.99 273.690 2023

TOI-199 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
9.08 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.810 R♃
Mass
54.03 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.170 M♃
Density
0.40 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.66 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.285
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#82of 574

top 14.1%

This planet

9.08R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-199 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.009.0811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0054.03317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.401.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.662.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.008.540.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 54.031 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 309792357

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 4762582895440787712

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 4762582895440787712

System

TOI-199

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 9.079 R⊕ · percentile 86 / cohort 574
Mass 54.031 M⊕ · percentile 74 / cohort 574
Orbital period 104.85 d · percentile 82 / cohort 524
Distance 102.27 pc · percentile 24 / cohort 572
ESI 0.285 · percentile 47 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
104.854 days
Semi-major axis
0.4254 AU
Eccentricity
0.090
Inclination
90.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 104.85 Earth days (28.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.4254 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

1.185 %

Duration

6.689 h

Impact parameter b

0.450

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,256.1286

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 11,850 ppm lasting ≈ 6.69 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Impact parameter (b)

0.450

RV semi-amplitude (K)

7.700 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,256.1286

Long. of periastron (ω)

350.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

4.16000

Eq. Temperature

476K

(203 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

8.54

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.285

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.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Hobson et al. 2023

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2023-09

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-199

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,255 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.80 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.820 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.936 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.22

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.582 dex

Stellar density

2.390 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

0.50 km/s

Activity index (log R'HK)

-4.770

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
102.27 parsec
Light-years 333.56 ly
V-band magnitude
10.70 mag
Voyager-speed travel 5,882,326 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.811.611.59B10.70V10.58Gaia10.04TESS9.33J8.95H8.81K8.76W18.82W28.76W38.75W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

9.749 mas

Total Proper Motion

74.200 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

45.70 mas/yr

PM Declination

58.45 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.086 · y = 0.494 · z = -0.865

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 80.10587° · Dec -59.89543°

Galactic ℓ, b

268.766° · -34.550°

Ecliptic λ, β

51.720° · -82.002°

HTM-20 index

1232827602

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