Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-4495 c

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

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.03 Earth radii
  • A mass of 23.20 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.43 g
  • An orbital period of 5.186 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0632 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,365 K (1092 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 431.22 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.154
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 7,604,633 years

1 sibling around TOI-4495

TOI-4495 c 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 Sub-Neptune 2.48 7.70 2.567 1,735 2026
TOI-4495 c this Neptune-like 4.03 23.20 5.186 1,365 2024

TOI-4495 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.03 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.360 R♃
Mass
23.20 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.073 M♃
Density
1.90 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.43 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.154
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

#564of 574

top 98.1%

This planet

4.03R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-4495 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.0311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0023.20317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.901.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.432.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00346.630.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 23.200 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 Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.030 R⊕ · percentile 2 / cohort 574
Mass 23.200 M⊕ · percentile 38 / cohort 574
Orbital period 5.19 d · percentile 21 / cohort 524
Distance 132.21 pc · percentile 30 / cohort 572
ESI 0.154 · percentile 15 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.186 days
Semi-major axis
0.0632 AU
Eccentricity
0.023
Inclination
86.80 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.19 Earth days (1.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0632 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.067 %

Duration

2.783 h

Impact parameter b

0.595

Rp / R★

0.028920

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,458,687.8395

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 670 ppm lasting ≈ 2.78 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.028920

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

10.630

Impact parameter (b)

0.595

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,687.8395

Sky-projected obliquity (λ)

-2.30°

True obliquity (ψ)

39.00°

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.47800

Eq. Temperature

1,365K

(1092 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

346.63

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.154

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

Hord et al. 2024

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2024-05

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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