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TOI-540 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/TOI-540 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Terrestrial

TOI-540 b

Orbiting TOI-540

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

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,020
Method: Transit
Radius: 0.903 R⊕
Mass: 0.674 M⊕
Orbit: 1.239149 days
Distance: 14.0022 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.239149 days
Semi-major axis: 0.01223 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 0.903 Earth radii
Mass: 0.674 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 5.03 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 611 K
Insolation: 23.4 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: TOI-540
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M V
Stellar temperature: 3,216 K
Stellar radius: 0.1895 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.159 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 1.1 Gyr
Distance: 14.0022 parsecs
Right ascension: 05h05m14.33s
Declination: -47d56m15.14s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2021-01
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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