Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

TOI-4495 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the f-type yellow-white TOI-4495, located approximately 431.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.48 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.25 g
  • An orbital period of 2.567 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0396 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,735 K (1462 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 431.22 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.135
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 7,604,633 years

1 sibling around TOI-4495

TOI-4495 b shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
TOI-4495 b this Sub-Neptune 2.48 7.70 2.567 1,735 2026
TOI-4495 c Neptune-like 4.03 23.20 5.186 1,365 2024

TOI-4495 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.48 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.222 R♃
Mass
7.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.024 M♃
Density
2.71 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.25 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.135
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

#1209of 1978

top 61.1%

This planet

2.48R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-4495 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.711.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.252.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.001,001.280.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 7.700 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 120826158

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2099011888349441536

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2099011888349441536

System

TOI-4495

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.483 R⊕ · percentile 39 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.700 M⊕ · percentile 51 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 2.57 d · percentile 4 / cohort 1946
Distance 132.21 pc · percentile 24 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.135 · percentile 2 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
2.567 days
Semi-major axis
0.0396 AU
Eccentricity
0.078
Inclination
87.80 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 2.57 Earth days (0.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0396 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.029 %

Duration

2.471 h

Impact parameter b

0.260

Rp / R★

0.017820

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,685.7738

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 290 ppm lasting ≈ 2.47 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.017820

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

6.650

Impact parameter (b)

0.260

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,685.7738

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.29900

Eq. Temperature

1,735K

(1462 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

1,001.28

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.135

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.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Wang et al. 2026

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2026-01

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-4495

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,210 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.90 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.309 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.247 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.18

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.290 dex

Stellar density

0.770 g/cm³

Rotational v·sin i

6.80 km/s

Rotation period

10.20 days

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
132.21 parsec
Light-years 431.22 ly
V-band magnitude
9.53 mag
Voyager-speed travel 7,604,633 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

7.910.110.10B9.53V9.39Gaia9.01TESS8.48J8.25H8.22K8.18W18.23W28.20W37.93W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

7.535 mas

Total Proper Motion

28.033 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

12.30 mas/yr

PM Declination

-25.19 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.225 · y = -0.766 · z = 0.602

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 286.36250° · Dec 37.02599°

Galactic ℓ, b

67.942° · 13.366°

Ecliptic λ, β

295.891° · 59.003°

HTM-20 index

896269903

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