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TOI-1278 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/TOI-1278 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

TOI-1278 b

Orbiting TOI-1278

Discovered in 2021 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,021
Method: Transit
Radius: 12.217789 R⊕
Mass: 5,879.82553 M⊕
Orbit: 14.47567 days
Distance: 75.5759 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 14.47567 days
Semi-major axis: 0.095 AU
Eccentricity: 0.013
Radius: 12.217789 Earth radii
Mass: 5,879.82553 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 18 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 407.87 K
Insolation: 6.5402 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: TOI-1278
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M0 V
Stellar temperature: 3,799 K
Stellar radius: 0.573 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.54 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.01 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 75.5759 parsecs
Right ascension: 21h21m54.83s
Declination: +35d38m55.05s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,021
Publication date: 2021-10
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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