Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

TOI-2196 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-2196, located approximately 847.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.51 Earth radii
  • A mass of 26.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.11 g
  • An orbital period of 1.195 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0223 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,860 K (1587 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 847.83 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.118
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 14,951,529 years

TOI-2196 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.51 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.313 R♃
Mass
26.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.082 M♃
Density
3.31 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.11 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.118
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2022
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#176of 1978

top 8.8%

This planet

3.51R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-2196 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.5111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0026.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.311.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.112.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.002,000.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 26.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 372172128

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 6375983988633147392

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 6375983988633147392

System

TOI-2196

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.510 R⊕ · percentile 91 / cohort 1978
Mass 26.000 M⊕ · percentile 96 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 1.19 d · percentile 0 / cohort 1946
Distance 259.95 pc · percentile 32 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.118 · percentile 1 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
1.195 days
Semi-major axis
0.0223 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
81.11 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 1.19 Earth days (0.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0223 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.113 %

Duration

1.504 h

Impact parameter b

0.712

Rp / R★

0.030800

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,459,036.5126

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,127 ppm lasting ≈ 1.50 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.030800

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

4.610

Impact parameter (b)

0.712

RV semi-amplitude (K)

15.160 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,459,036.5126

Long. of periastron (ω)

90.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.08590

Eq. Temperature

1,860K

(1587 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

2,000.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.118

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

Persson et al. 2022

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2022-08

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-2196

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,634 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.50 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.043 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.032 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.14

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.420 dex

Stellar density

1.250 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

2.00 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
259.95 parsec
Light-years 847.83 ly
V-band magnitude
12.30 mag
Voyager-speed travel 14,951,529 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.113.013.01B12.30V11.83Gaia11.36TESS10.74J10.45H10.35K10.33W110.34W210.41W38.08W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

3.818 mas

Total Proper Motion

25.822 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

16.36 mas/yr

PM Declination

-19.98 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.225 · y = -0.247 · z = -0.943

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 312.34007° · Dec -70.48507°

Galactic ℓ, b

323.773° · -35.177°

Ecliptic λ, β

290.506° · -50.046°

HTM-20 index

-614317788

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