HD 278555

Planetary system · 945.3 light-years away · also HD 278555, TYC 2345-1684-1

HD 278555 is 945 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 star; the first was found in 2026 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

HD 278555 b goes round its star every 28.8 days, 3 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8
Surface temperature6,047 K
Mass1.255 solar masses
Radius1.624 solar radii
Luminosity3.13 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.046
Ageabout 3.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun945.3 light-years (289.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 50.3680°, Dec 32.9138°
ConstellationPerseus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 278555 b28.8 days0.199 AU11.03 R⊕266.98 M⊕Transit, 2026

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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