TIC 160113658 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
TIC 160113658 b is a confirmed sub-neptune exoplanet orbiting the star TIC 160113658, located approximately 652.8 light-years (200.16 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2026 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.1641% across the stellar disk), this world measures 3.49 Earth radii (0.31 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 12 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 1.56 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 0.99 g⊕ (9.71 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 20.7 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around TIC 160113658, TIC 160113658 b completes one full revolution every 6.73 Earth days.
☁️ Atmospheric Regime (Volatile / Gas Envelope): With a radius of 3.490 R⊕, TIC 160113658 b exceeds the empirical ~1.8–2.2 R⊕ Fulton radius valley threshold, indicating a substantial hydrogen-helium or supercritical volatile envelope without a conventional solid terrestrial surface.
The host star TIC 160113658 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 4,817 K, a radius of 0.7898 R☉, a mass of 0.76 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.301 L☉. From Earth, TIC 160113658 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 12.957 (faint and requiring research-grade or CCD telescopic photometry) in the Southern celestial hemisphere.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | TIC 160113658 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 4,817 K |
| Stellar Radius | 0.7898 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 0.7600 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 0.301 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | — |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 12.957 · G: 12.739 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | — |
| Orbital Period | 6.73 days |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 88.6116° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 1.56 g/cm³ (20.7 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | — |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 652.800 LY (200.156 pc) |