Exoplanet · mini-Neptune
TIC 34085383 b
TIC 34085383 b is a mini-Neptune orbiting the star TIC 34085383. Its year lasts 3.48 Earth days. It was discovered in 2026 by the Transit method.
| Host star | TIC 34085383 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 486.4 light-years (149.1 pc) |
| Orbital period | 3.48 days |
| Radius | 3.92 R⊕ · 0.35 R♃ |
| Mass | 14.6 M⊕ · 0.0459 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 1.33 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Transit |
| Discovery year | 2026 |
| Discovered by | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.55. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1540. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.6 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.