Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

TOI-2364 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-2364, located approximately 716.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 8.61 Earth radii
  • A mass of 71.51 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.96 g
  • An orbital period of 4.020 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0487 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,091 K (818 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 716.28 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.137
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 12,631,672 years

TOI-2364 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
8.61 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.768 R♃
Mass
71.51 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.225 M♃
Density
0.61 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.137
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

#112of 574

top 19.3%

This planet

8.61R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-2364 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.008.6111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0071.51317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.611.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.962.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00237.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 71.511 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 39414571

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 3022644120017418496

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 3022644120017418496

System

TOI-2364

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 8.609 R⊕ · percentile 80 / cohort 574
Mass 71.511 M⊕ · percentile 87 / cohort 574
Orbital period 4.02 d · percentile 13 / cohort 524
Distance 219.61 pc · percentile 41 / cohort 572
ESI 0.137 · percentile 10 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4.020 days
Semi-major axis
0.0487 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.98 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 4.02 Earth days (1.1% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0487 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.794 %

Duration

2.775 h

Impact parameter b

0.210

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,459,058.2140

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 7,940 ppm lasting ≈ 2.78 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

11.840

Impact parameter (b)

0.210

RV semi-amplitude (K)

29.700 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,459,058.2140

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.22200

Eq. Temperature

1,091K

(818 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

237.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.137

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. 2023

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2023-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-2364

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,306 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.50 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.886 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.954 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.34

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.524 dex

Stellar density

1.940 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
219.61 parsec
Light-years 716.28 ly
V-band magnitude
12.23 mag
Voyager-speed travel 12,631,672 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.713.113.14B12.23V12.09Gaia11.55TESS10.91J10.44H10.36K10.29W110.36W210.66W38.75W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

4.525 mas

Total Proper Motion

19.731 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

12.31 mas/yr

PM Declination

-15.42 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.015 · y = 0.996 · z = -0.087

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 89.13003° · Dec -5.01203°

Galactic ℓ, b

211.153° · -14.493°

Ecliptic λ, β

89.010° · -28.448°

HTM-20 index

1323591074

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