Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

TOI-2000 c

A neptune-like 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 8.14 Earth radii
  • A mass of 81.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.23 g
  • An orbital period of 9.127 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0878 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,038 K (765 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 573.10 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.155
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 10,106,591 years

1 sibling around TOI-2000

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

TOI-2000 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
8.14 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.727 R♃
Mass
81.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.257 M♃
Density
0.83 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.23 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.155
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

#149of 574

top 25.8%

This planet

8.14R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-2000 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.008.1411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0081.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.831.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.232.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00149.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 81.700 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 Neptune-like cohort

Radius 8.140 R⊕ · percentile 74 / cohort 574
Mass 81.700 M⊕ · percentile 88 / cohort 574
Orbital period 9.13 d · percentile 35 / cohort 524
Distance 175.71 pc · percentile 36 / cohort 572
ESI 0.155 · percentile 16 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
9.127 days
Semi-major axis
0.0878 AU
Eccentricity
0.063
Inclination
87.86 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 9.13 Earth days (2.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0878 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.457 %

Duration

3.654 h

Impact parameter b

0.631

Rp / R★

0.065810

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,459,110.0659

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 4,568 ppm lasting ≈ 3.65 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.065810

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

16.640

Impact parameter (b)

0.631

RV semi-amplitude (K)

23.700 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,459,110.0659

Long. of periastron (ω)

196.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.50000

Eq. Temperature

1,038K

(765 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

149.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.155

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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