TOI-163

Planetary system · 1342.8 light-years away · also HD 271181

TOI-163 is 1,343 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-163 b goes round its star every 4.23 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF
Surface temperature6,495 K
Mass1.4352 solar masses
Radius1.648 solar radii
Luminosity4.33 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.467
Ageabout 1.823 billion years
Distance from the Sun1342.8 light-years (411.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 79.7683°, Dec -71.8955°
ConstellationMensa

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-163 b4.23 days0.0580 AU16.69 R⊕387.75 M⊕Transit, 2019

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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