Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 11.92 Earth radii
- A mass of 254.00 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.79 g
- An orbital period of 2.576 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0295 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 714 K (441 °C)
- Distance from Earth 384.84 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.206
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 6,786,618 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
TOI-6034 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Gas Giant
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1524of 1771
top 86.0%
This planet
11.92R⊕
Gas Giant median
13.52R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | TOI-6034 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 11.92 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 254.00 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 0.82 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.79 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 43.00 | 0.037 |
Alternative Mass Estimates
| Method | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Best measured mass | 254.000 M⊕ | Direct mass measurement (not derived). |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 388076422
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2270404997834401664
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2270404997834401664
System
TOI-6034
Percentile among Gas Giant cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 2.58 Earth days (0.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0295 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
4.990 %
Duration
1.560 h
Impact parameter b
0.674
Rp / R★
0.223300
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,459,883.9055
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 49,904 ppm lasting ≈ 1.56 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.223300
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
12.950
Impact parameter (b)
0.674
RV semi-amplitude (K)
184.000 m/s
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,459,883.9055
Long. of periastron (ω)
-34.00°
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.25000
Eq. Temperature
714K
(441 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
43.00
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.206
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
Kanodia et al. 2024Instrument
TESS CCD Array
Publication
2024-08
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2024 at Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) (12 shown).
Host System: TOI-6034
Spectral Class
M-type red dwarf
Effective Temperature
3,635 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
7.80 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.489 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.514 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.09
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.770 dex
Stellar density
6.190 g/cm³
Rotational v·sin i
2.00 km/s
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
8.446 mas
Total Proper Motion
5.595 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-2.43 mas/yr
PM Declination
-5.04 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.273 · y = -0.247 · z = 0.930
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 317.90014° · Dec 68.40208°
Galactic ℓ, b
104.865° · 13.643°
Ecliptic λ, β
27.704° · 72.032°
HTM-20 index
1607327878
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