TOI-813 b is a Saturn sized exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-813, a evolved and bright subgiant G-type star located 858 light years away from Earth. The exoplanet is a Neptune like gas giant type planet with 42 ME and 6.7 R🜨.[1][2] In approximately 780 million years, the planet will be engulfed and destroyed by its parent star.[3]

TOI-813 b
An artistic impression of TOI-813 b
Discovery
Discovery date2019
Transit
Designations
TIC 55525572, 2MASS J04504658-6054196, CD-61 970
Orbital characteristics
0.423 AU
Eccentricity0.05
Inclination89.64
StarTOI-813
Physical characteristics
Mass42 ME

TOI-813 b was discovered as part of the Planet Hunters project.[4]

Orbit edit

The planet orbits the star TOI-813 at 0.423 AU and an orbital eccentricity of 0.05. TOI-813 b has an orbital inclination of 89.64.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "TOI-813 | NASA Exoplanet Archive". exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. ^ "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ^ Anderson, Natali (2019-12-09). "TOI 813b: Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting Subgiant Star | Astronomy | Sci-News.com". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. ^ Eisner, N. L.; Barragán, O.; et al. (May 2020). "Planet Hunters TESS I: TOI 813, a subgiant hosting a transiting Saturn-sized planet on an 84-day orbit". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (1): 750–763. arXiv:1909.09094. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494..750E. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa138.
  5. ^ Martin, Pierre-Yves (2020). "Planet TOI-813 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2023-11-01.