TOI-3235 b

TOI-3235 b is a gas giant exoplanet found 237 light-years away from Earth.^[2] It was discovered in 2023 by the transit method.^{[2][better source needed]} It orbits close to its star, which is a red dwarf and located in the constellation of Centaurus.^[3] It is also a potential target for future atmospheric observations.^[4]

TOI-3235 b

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Hobson et al.
Discovery date	2023
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics[1]
Semi-major axis	0.02709±0.00046 AU
Eccentricity	0.029+0.0 −0.29
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.6 days
Inclination	88.14±0.046°
Star	TOI-3235
Physical characteristics[1]
Mean radius	1.017±0.04 RJ
Mass	0.665±0.025 MJ
Temperature	604±19 K

Characteristics

Mass and radius

TOI-3235 b was discovered by the transit method.^[1] The exoplanet's mass is 0.665±0.025 M_J and has a radius of 1.017±0.04 M_J. Its semi-major axis is 0.02709±0.00046 AU and has a temperature of 604±19 Kelvin.^[5]

Orbit

TOI-3235 b has a smaller orbit than Mercury. The exoplanet's orbit is 2.6 days, which is similar to the orbital period of Gliese 436 b and has an inclination of 88.14±0.046 degrees.

Host star

The host star of the exoplanet is TOI-3235, a M-type main sequence star (red dwarf) that is not visible to the naked eye from Earth with a apparent magnitude of 14.5.^[6] The star has a mass of 0.394±0.003 M_☉, a radius of 0.3697±0.0018 R_☉ and a temperature of 3388±68 Kelvin.^[5] It is located 237 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.^[6]

See also

• List of exoplanets
• List of exoplanets discovered in 2023
• Astronomical transit