Exoplanet · mini-Neptune
TIC 356227008 b
TIC 356227008 b is a mini-Neptune orbiting the star TIC 356227008. Its year lasts 2.96 Earth days. It was discovered in 2026 by the Transit method.
| Host star | TIC 356227008 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,264 light-years (387.6 pc) |
| Orbital period | 2.96 days |
| Radius | 2.39 R⊕ · 0.213 R♃ |
| Mass | 6.3 M⊕ · 0.0198 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 2.54 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 13.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 40° S. North of latitude 40° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 762. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 22 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.