Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

TOI-4010 d

A neptune-like orbiting the k-type orange TOI-4010, located approximately 578.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 6.18 Earth radii
  • A mass of 38.15 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.00 g
  • An orbital period of 14.709 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1130 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 650 K (377 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 578.94 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.273
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 10,209,605 years
  • Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit

3 siblings around TOI-4010

TOI-4010 d shares its host star with 3 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
TOI-4010 b Sub-Neptune 3.02 11.00 1.348 1,441 2023
TOI-4010 c Neptune-like 5.93 20.31 5.415 907 2023
TOI-4010 d this Neptune-like 6.18 38.15 14.709 650 2023
TOI-4010 e Gas Giant 13.30 692.00 762.000 174 2023

TOI-4010 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
6.18 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.551 R♃
Mass
38.15 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.120 M♃
Density
0.90 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.00 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.273
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

#264of 574

top 45.8%

This planet

6.18R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-4010 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.006.1811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0038.15317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.901.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.002.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0030.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 38.150 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 352682207

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 525352325110310400

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 525352325110310400

System

TOI-4010

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 6.180 R⊕ · percentile 53 / cohort 574
Mass 38.150 M⊕ · percentile 61 / cohort 574
Orbital period 14.71 d · percentile 44 / cohort 524
Distance 177.50 pc · percentile 36 / cohort 572
ESI 0.273 · percentile 44 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
14.709 days
Semi-major axis
0.1130 AU
Eccentricity
0.070
Inclination
89.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 14.71 Earth days (4.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1130 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.505 %

Duration

3.600 h

Impact parameter b

0.510

Rp / R★

0.068000

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,985.9850

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 5,048 ppm lasting ≈ 3.60 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.068000

Impact parameter (b)

0.510

RV semi-amplitude (K)

10.900 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,985.9850

Long. of periastron (ω)

109.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.63700

Eq. Temperature

650K

(377 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

30.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.273

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.

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

Kunimoto et al. 2023

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2023-07

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-4010

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

4,960 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

6.10 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.830 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.880 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.37

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.540 dex

Stellar density

1.652 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

1.30 km/s

Rotation period

37.70 days

Activity index (log R'HK)

-4.900

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
177.50 parsec
Light-years 578.94 ly
V-band magnitude
12.29 mag
Voyager-speed travel 10,209,605 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.713.413.38B12.29V12.12Gaia11.52TESS10.65J10.25H10.16K10.05W110.14W29.93W38.66W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

5.605 mas

Total Proper Motion

43.662 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

38.62 mas/yr

PM Declination

-20.38 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.381 · y = 0.140 · z = 0.914

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 20.21482° · Dec 66.07220°

Galactic ℓ, b

125.913° · 3.371°

Ecliptic λ, β

52.281° · 51.525°

HTM-20 index

-1102041226

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