TOI-1268

Planetary system · 357.3 light-years away · also TYC 4163-44-1

TOI-1268 is 357 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K1-K2 star; the first was found in 2022 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-1268 b goes round its star every 8.16 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK1-K2
Surface temperature5,300 K
Mass0.96 solar masses
Radius0.92 solar radii
Luminosity0.5154 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.92
Ageabout 0.245 billion years
Distance from the Sun357.3 light-years (109.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 198.3886°, Dec 62.3054°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-1268 b8.16 days0.0711 AU9.1 R⊕96.4 M⊕Transit, 2022

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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