The TOI-421 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 243.95 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.85 solar masses |
Radius | 0.87 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5325 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.02 decimal exponent |
Age | 9.4 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, TOI-421 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 7.170 Earth masses |
Density | 2.050 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.680 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.056 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.163 |
Orbital Period | 5.197 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
Discovery Telescope | 0.1 m TESS Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | TESS CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2020-09 |
Reference | Carleo et al. 2020 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, TOI-421 c is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 16.420 Earth masses |
Density | 0.685 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 5.090 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1189 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.152 |
Orbital Period | 16.068 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
Discovery Telescope | 0.1 m TESS Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | TESS CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2020-09 |
Reference | Carleo et al. 2020 |