Exoplanet · Neptune-like planet
TIC 65612701 b
TIC 65612701 b is a Neptune-like planet orbiting the star TIC 65612701. Its year lasts 10.2 Earth days. It was discovered in 2026 by the Transit method.
| Host star | TIC 65612701 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 494.5 light-years (151.6 pc) |
| Orbital period | 10.2 days |
| Radius | 5.08 R⊕ · 0.453 R♃ |
| Mass | 22.7 M⊕ · 0.0714 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 0.953 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 9.52. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1531. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.8 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.