TOI-238

Planetary system · 262.7 light-years away · also TYC 6398-132-1

TOI-238 is 263 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K2 V star; the first was found in 2024 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-238 b goes round its star every 30.6 hours, 69 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2 V
Surface temperature5,059 K
Mass0.781 solar masses
Radius0.756 solar radii
Luminosity0.3382 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.748
Ageabout 7.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun262.7 light-years (80.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 349.2311°, Dec -18.6066°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-238 b30.6 hours0.0212 AU1.559 R⊕3.37 M⊕Transit, 2024
TOI-238 c8.47 days0.0749 AU2.18 R⊕6.7 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2024

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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