Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-3071 b

A neptune-like orbiting the f-type yellow-white TOI-3071, located approximately 1,582.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 7.16 Earth radii
  • A mass of 68.20 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.33 g
  • An orbital period of 1.267 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0249 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 2,155 K (1882 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,582.57 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.070
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 27,908,636 years

TOI-3071 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
7.16 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.639 R♃
Mass
68.20 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.215 M♃
Density
1.02 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.33 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.070
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

#192of 574

top 33.3%

This planet

7.16R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-3071 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.007.1611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0068.20317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.021.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.332.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.002,579.610.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 68.200 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).
Minimum mass (M sin i) 67.600 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 452006073

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5342880462319699200

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5342880462319699200

System

TOI-3071

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 7.160 R⊕ · percentile 66 / cohort 574
Mass 68.200 M⊕ · percentile 85 / cohort 574
Orbital period 1.27 d · percentile 0 / cohort 524
Distance 485.22 pc · percentile 56 / cohort 572
ESI 0.070 · percentile 1 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
1.267 days
Semi-major axis
0.0249 AU
Eccentricity
0.090
Inclination
82.10 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 1.27 Earth days (0.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0249 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.258 %

Duration

1.850 h

Impact parameter b

0.560

Rp / R★

0.050000

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,594.6080

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 2,580 ppm lasting ≈ 1.85 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.050000

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

4.110

Impact parameter (b)

0.560

RV semi-amplitude (K)

33.700 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,594.6080

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.05130

Eq. Temperature

2,155K

(1882 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

2,579.61

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.070

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

Hacker et al. 2024

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2024-06

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-3071

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,177 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.95 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.310 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.290 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.35

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.370 dex

Stellar density

0.693 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

2.00 km/s

Rotation period

26.60 days

Activity index (log R'HK)

-5.150

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
485.22 parsec
Light-years 1,582.57 ly
V-band magnitude
12.38 mag
Voyager-speed travel 27,908,636 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

9.513.013.02B12.38V12.28Gaia11.87TESS11.31J11.07H11.01K10.95W111.00W211.03W39.48W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.033 mas

Total Proper Motion

6.045 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-3.36 mas/yr

PM Declination

5.03 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.548 · y = 0.065 · z = -0.834

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 173.27905° · Dec -56.50339°

Galactic ℓ, b

292.237° · 4.733°

Ecliptic λ, β

206.428° · -52.260°

HTM-20 index

-324528007

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