TOI-778

Planetary system · 527.5 light-years away · also HD 115447

TOI-778 is 528 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F3 V star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

TOI-778 b goes round its star every 4.63 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF3 V
Surface temperature6,643 K
Mass1.4 solar masses
Radius1.71 solar radii
Luminosity5.76 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.109
Ageabout 1.95 billion years
Distance from the Sun527.5 light-years (161.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 199.3339°, Dec -15.2737°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TOI-778 b4.63 days0.0600 AU15.4 R⊕878 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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