TOI-1259 A

Planetary system · 385.2 light-years away

TOI-1259 A is 385 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,775 K star; the first was found in 2021 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-1259 A b goes round its star every 3.48 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

TOI-1259 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only TOI-1259 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature4,775 K
Mass0.746 solar masses
Radius0.715 solar radii
Luminosity0.2571 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.079
Ageabout 4.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun385.2 light-years (118.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 282.1002°, Dec 79.2565°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-1259 A b3.48 days0.0408 AU11.6 R⊕141 M⊕Transit, 2021

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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