Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

TOI-375 b

A gas giant orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-375, located approximately 1,292.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 10.77 Earth radii
  • A mass of 236.78 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.04 g
  • An orbital period of 9.455 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0990 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,373 K (1100 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,292.27 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.109
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 22,789,224 years

2 siblings around TOI-375

TOI-375 b shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
TOI-375 b this Gas Giant 10.77 236.78 9.455 1,373 2026
TOI-375 c Gas Giant 13.40 669.35 115.500 596 2026
TOI-375 d Gas Giant 13.60 445.60 297.900 434 2026

TOI-375 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
10.77 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.961 R♃
Mass
236.78 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.745 M♃
Density
1.04 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.04 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.109
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Transit
Facility Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope 0.1 m TESS Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1692of 1771

top 95.5%

This planet

10.77R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-375 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0010.7711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00236.78317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.041.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.042.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00593.300.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 236.782 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 280097543

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 4638853885598035968

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 4638853885598035968

System

TOI-375

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 10.772 R⊕ · percentile 4 / cohort 1771
Mass 236.782 M⊕ · percentile 25 / cohort 1747
Orbital period 9.45 d · percentile 44 / cohort 1533
Distance 396.21 pc · percentile 69 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.109 · percentile 29 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
9.455 days
Semi-major axis
0.0990 AU
Eccentricity
0.087
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 9.45 Earth days (2.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0990 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.135 %

Duration

9.840 h

Impact parameter b

0.177

Rp / R★

0.034000

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,329.2910

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,355 ppm lasting ≈ 9.84 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.034000

Impact parameter (b)

0.177

RV semi-amplitude (K)

56.270 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,329.2910

Long. of periastron (ω)

9.11°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.25000

Eq. Temperature

1,373K

(1100 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

593.30

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.109

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

Reinarz et al. 2026

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2026-01

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-375

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,260 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.94 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

2.900 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.441 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.08

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

3.672 dex

Stellar density

0.083 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

2.97 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
396.21 parsec
Light-years 1,292.27 ly
V-band magnitude
11.52 mag
Voyager-speed travel 22,789,224 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.912.712.74B11.52V11.05Gaia10.45TESS9.63J9.17H9.08K8.98W19.04W28.94W39.28W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.495 mas

Total Proper Motion

6.424 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-4.79 mas/yr

PM Declination

-4.28 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.149 · y = 0.160 · z = -0.976

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 47.14990° · Dec -77.38333°

Galactic ℓ, b

294.036° · -37.271°

Ecliptic λ, β

301.619° · -73.542°

HTM-20 index

-1573057111

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