TOI-677 b
Tess Object in the constellation Ophiuchus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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TOI-677 b (or TOI-677b; "TOI" refers to "Tess Object of Interest") is a confirmed "warm" super-Jupiter exoplanet orbiting TOI-677, its host star, in the Ophiuchus constellation,[2] about 466 ly (143 pc) away from Earth.[1][3][4][5] The planet was discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. Discovery of the exoplanet was announced on 13 November 2019.[1][3][4][5]
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Discovery | |
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Discovery site | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite[1] |
Discovery date | 2019[1] |
Transit method[1] | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.1038 AU (15,530,000 km) | |
11.24 d[1] | |
Inclination | 87.63 |
Star | TOI-677 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.170 RJ[1] |
Mass | 1.236 MJ |
Temperature | 1,252 K (979 °C; 1,794 °F)[1] |
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