Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

TOI-2000 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-2000, located approximately 573.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.70 Earth radii
  • A mass of 11.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.51 g
  • An orbital period of 3.098 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0427 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,488 K (1215 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 573.10 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.162
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 10,106,591 years

1 sibling around TOI-2000

TOI-2000 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-2000 b this Sub-Neptune 2.70 11.00 3.098 1,488 2023
TOI-2000 c Neptune-like 8.14 81.70 9.127 1,038 2023

TOI-2000 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.70 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.241 R♃
Mass
11.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.035 M♃
Density
3.07 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.51 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.162
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

#865of 1978

top 43.7%

This planet

2.70R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-2000 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0011.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.071.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.512.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00628.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 11.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 371188886

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5244434756689177088

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5244434756689177088

System

TOI-2000

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.700 R⊕ · percentile 56 / cohort 1978
Mass 11.000 M⊕ · percentile 80 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 3.10 d · percentile 5 / cohort 1946
Distance 175.71 pc · percentile 27 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.162 · percentile 3 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
3.098 days
Semi-major axis
0.0427 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
84.59 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 3.10 Earth days (0.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0427 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.050 %

Duration

1.959 h

Impact parameter b

0.770

Rp / R★

0.021820

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,855.2442

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 496 ppm lasting ≈ 1.96 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.021820

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

8.100

Impact parameter (b)

0.770

RV semi-amplitude (K)

4.590 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,855.2442

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.24300

Eq. Temperature

1,488K

(1215 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

628.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.162

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

Sha et al. 2023

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2023-06

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-2000

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,611 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

5.30 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.134 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.082 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.44

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.363 dex

Stellar density

1.047 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

2.99 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
175.71 parsec
Light-years 573.10 ly
V-band magnitude
10.98 mag
Voyager-speed travel 10,106,591 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

9.011.811.81B10.98V10.85Gaia10.36TESS9.72J9.42H9.30K9.25W19.30W29.24W39.00W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

5.662 mas

Total Proper Motion

74.393 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-73.32 mas/yr

PM Declination

12.58 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.330 · y = 0.219 · z = -0.918

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 146.39706° · Dec -66.68663°

Galactic ℓ, b

285.987° · -10.145°

Ecliptic λ, β

206.496° · -68.388°

HTM-20 index

-1190228585

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