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DS Tuc A b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/DS Tuc A b

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

DS Tuc A b

Orbiting DS Tuc A

Discovered in 2019 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,019
Method: Transit
Radius: 5.7 R⊕
Mass: 413.179 M⊕
Orbit: 8.138268 days
Distance: 44.0622 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 8.138268 days
Semi-major axis: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 5.7 Earth radii
Mass: 413.179 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Equilibrium temperature: 850 K
Insolation: 317.6063 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: DS Tuc A
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G6 V
Stellar temperature: 5,428 K
Stellar radius: 0.964 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.01 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0 dex
Stellar age: 0.045 Gyr
Distance: 44.0622 parsecs
Right ascension: 23h39m39.71s
Declination: -69d11m45.75s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,019
Publication date: 2019-07
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Telescope: 0.1 m TESS Telescope
Instrument: TESS CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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