TOI-159

Planetary system · 1133.7 light-years away

TOI-159 is 1,134 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F0 V star; the first was found in 2026 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-159 b goes round its star every 3.76 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

TOI-159 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only TOI-159 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF0 V
Surface temperature7,287 K
Mass1.661 solar masses
Radius1.62 solar radii
Luminosity6.64 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.021
Ageabout 0.145 billion years
Distance from the Sun1133.7 light-years (347.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 51.7823°, Dec -78.5498°
ConstellationMensa

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-159 b3.76 days0.0560 AU18.18 R⊕1110 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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