Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

TOI-5005 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) TOI-5005, located approximately 678.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 6.25 Earth radii
  • A mass of 32.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.84 g
  • An orbital period of 6.309 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0661 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,040 K (767 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 678.05 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.162
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 11,957,393 years

TOI-5005 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
6.25 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.558 R♃
Mass
32.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.103 M♃
Density
0.74 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.84 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.162
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

#258of 574

top 44.8%

This planet

6.25R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth TOI-5005 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.006.2511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0032.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.741.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.842.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00226.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 32.700 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 282485660

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 5984530842395365248

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 5984530842395365248

System

TOI-5005

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 6.250 R⊕ · percentile 55 / cohort 574
Mass 32.700 M⊕ · percentile 54 / cohort 574
Orbital period 6.31 d · percentile 26 / cohort 524
Distance 207.89 pc · percentile 40 / cohort 572
ESI 0.162 · percentile 18 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
6.309 days
Semi-major axis
0.0661 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
89.53 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 6.31 Earth days (1.7% of a terrestrial year) at a mean orbital distance of 0.0661 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.380 %

Duration

3.144 h

Impact parameter b

0.130

Rp / R★

0.061600

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,460,090.0356

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 3,800 ppm lasting ≈ 3.14 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.061600

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

15.290

Impact parameter (b)

0.130

RV semi-amplitude (K)

11.600 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,460,090.0356

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.31800

Eq. Temperature

1,040K

(767 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

226.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.162

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

Instrument

TESS CCD Array

Publication

2024-09

Observation locale

Space

Host System: TOI-5005

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,749 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.20 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.930 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.970 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.15

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.430 dex

Stellar density

1.613 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

17.86 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

1.35 km/s

Rotation period

21.01 days

Activity index (log R'HK)

-4.819

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
207.89 parsec
Light-years 678.05 ly
V-band magnitude
11.87 mag
Voyager-speed travel 11,957,393 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

8.812.612.56B11.87V11.64Gaia11.13TESS10.39J10.06H10.00K9.91W19.97W210.15W38.83W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

4.782 mas

Total Proper Motion

25.839 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-7.63 mas/yr

PM Declination

-24.69 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.353 · y = -0.567 · z = -0.745

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 238.10819° · Dec -48.14510°

Galactic ℓ, b

331.312° · 4.499°

Ecliptic λ, β

246.633° · -27.260°

HTM-20 index

-343055604

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