TOI-776

Planetary system · 88.6 light-years away

TOI-776 is 88.6 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M1 V star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-776 b goes round its star every 8.25 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM1 V
Surface temperature3,725 K
Mass0.542 solar masses
Radius0.547 solar radii
Luminosity0.049 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.536
Ageabout 6.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun88.6 light-years (27.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 178.5780°, Dec -37.5534°
ConstellationCentaurus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-776 b8.25 days0.0653 AU1.798 R⊕5 M⊕Transit, 2020
TOI-776 c15.7 days0.100 AU2.047 R⊕6.9 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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