TOI-3976 A

Planetary system · 1683.3 light-years away

TOI-3976 A is 1,683 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,975 K star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-3976 A b goes round its star every 6.61 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

TOI-3976 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only TOI-3976 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature5,975 K
Mass1.254 solar masses
Radius1.501 solar radii
Luminosity2.588 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.403
Ageabout 3.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun1683.3 light-years (516.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 224.3560°, Dec 44.2743°
ConstellationBoötes

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-3976 A b6.61 days0.0743 AU12.274 R⊕55.62 M⊕Transit, 2023

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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