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LTT 9779 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/LTT 9779 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

LTT 9779 b

Orbiting LTT 9779

Discovered in 2020 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of LTT 9779 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,020
Method: Transit
Radius: 4.72 R⊕
Mass: 29.32 M⊕
Orbit: 0.792052 days
Distance: 80.4373 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 0.792052 days
Semi-major axis: 0.01679 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 4.72 Earth radii
Mass: 29.32 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.536 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,978 K
Insolation: 1,781.1556 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: LTT 9779
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G7 V
Stellar temperature: 5,443 K
Stellar radius: 0.949 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.02 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.27 dex
Stellar age: 2 Gyr
Distance: 80.4373 parsecs
Right ascension: 23h54m40.53s
Declination: -37d37m41.61s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-00
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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