Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-2447 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-2447, located approximately 485.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 9.61 Earth radii
  • A mass of 124.91 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.35 g
  • An orbital period of 69.337 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.3470 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 414 K (141 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 485.93 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.355
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 8,569,376 years

TOI-2447 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
9.61 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.857 R♃
Mass
124.91 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.393 M♃
Density
0.77 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.35 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.355
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#32of 574

top 5.4%

This planet

9.61R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-2447 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.009.6111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00124.91317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.771.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.352.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0044.590.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 124.907 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 1167538

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 4877544322252002048

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 4877544322252002048

System

TOI-2447

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 9.606 R⊕ · percentile 94 / cohort 574
Mass 124.907 M⊕ · percentile 93 / cohort 574
Orbital period 69.34 d · percentile 75 / cohort 524
Distance 148.99 pc · percentile 32 / cohort 572
ESI 0.355 · percentile 64 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
69.337 days
Semi-major axis
0.3470 AU
Eccentricity
0.170
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 69.34 Earth days (19.0% of a terrestrial year) on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 0.3470 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.874 %

Duration

7.160 h

Impact parameter b

0.277

Rp / R★

0.087040

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,459,168.9880

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 8,735 ppm lasting ≈ 7.16 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.087040

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

77.821

Impact parameter (b)

0.277

RV semi-amplitude (K)

18.800 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,459,168.9880

Long. of periastron (ω)

-105.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

2.33000

Eq. Temperature

414K

(141 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

44.59

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.355

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

Detection Signatures

Transit photometry

A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.

Radial velocity

Stellar wobble has been measured spectroscopically.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gill et al. 2024

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2024-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-2447

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,730 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.10 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.006 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.034 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.18

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.300 dex

Stellar density

1.319 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

3.50 km/s

Rotation period

13.00 days

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
148.99 parsec
Light-years 485.93 ly
V-band magnitude
10.51 mag
Voyager-speed travel 8,569,376 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.611.211.20B10.51V10.44Gaia10.01TESS9.49J9.17H9.12K9.04W19.09W29.04W38.63W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

6.683 mas

Total Proper Motion

31.567 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-0.42 mas/yr

PM Declination

-31.56 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.276 · y = 0.803 · z = -0.529

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 70.99759° · Dec -31.90664°

Galactic ℓ, b

233.187° · -39.779°

Ecliptic λ, β

62.282° · -53.533°

HTM-20 index

1712036889

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