Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 14.37 Earth radii
- A mass of 502.17 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 2.43 g
- An orbital period of 3.532 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0501 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,688 K (1415 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,159.78 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.077
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 20,452,686 years
TOI-2236 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Gas Giant
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#294of 1771
top 16.5%
This planet
14.37R⊕
Gas Giant median
13.52R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | TOI-2236 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 14.37 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 502.17 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 0.93 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 2.43 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 1,356.00 | 0.037 |
Alternative Mass Estimates
| Method | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Best measured mass | 502.169 M⊕ | Direct mass measurement (not derived). |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 394722182
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 4613145315172329984
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 4613145315172329984
System
TOI-2236
Percentile among Gas Giant cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.53 Earth days (1.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0501 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.701 %
Duration
3.048 h
Impact parameter b
0.766
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,459,011.4570
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 7,011 ppm lasting ≈ 3.05 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
6.840
Impact parameter (b)
0.766
RV semi-amplitude (K)
172.000 m/s
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,459,011.4570
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.14100
Eq. Temperature
1,688K
(1415 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
1,356.00
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.077
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
Yee et al. 2022Instrument
TESS CCD Array
Publication
2022-08
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2022 at Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) (12 shown).
Host System: TOI-2236
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,248 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
2.52 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.573 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.343 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.12
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.172 dex
Stellar density
0.486 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.783 mas
Total Proper Motion
8.580 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-3.72 mas/yr
PM Declination
-7.73 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.049 · y = 0.018 · z = -0.999
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 20.16601° · Dec -86.97997°
Galactic ℓ, b
302.488° · -30.123°
Ecliptic λ, β
277.400° · -67.433°
HTM-20 index
-1757366420
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