TOI-1230.01
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
TOI-1230.01 is a confirmed sub-neptune exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-1230, located approximately 466.9 light-years (143.14 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2021 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.036% across the stellar disk), this world measures 2.386 Earth radii and has a measured mass of 6.29 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 2.55 g/cm³ (an intermediate density indicative of a deep water-ice mantle or dense volatile envelope), a surface gravity of 1.1 g⊕ (10.79 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 18.2 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around TOI-1230, TOI-1230.01 completes one full revolution every 25.057 Earth days.
⚠️ Thermal Regime (Irradiated / Hot Zone): At an equilibrium temperature of 1047 K (+774°C / +1425°F) and receiving 199.11 S⊕ (~270,995 W/m²), TOI-1230.01 orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star TOI-1230 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 5,696 K, a radius of 1.1528 R☉, a mass of 1.14 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 1.255 L☉. From Earth, TOI-1230 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 10.254 (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 | TOI-1230 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 5,696 K |
| Stellar Radius | 1.1528 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 1.1400 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 1.255 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | — |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 10.254 · G: 10.040 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | — |
| Orbital Period | 25.057 days |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 2.55 g/cm³ (18.2 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 199.1147 S⊕ (~270,995 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 466.900 LY (143.138 pc) |