TOI-2842 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
TOI-2842 b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-2842, located approximately 1503.6 light-years (461 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2023 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.8666% across the stellar disk), this world measures 12.845 Earth radii (1.15 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 117.597 Earth masses (0.37 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 0.31 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 0.71 g⊕ (6.96 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 33.8 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around TOI-2842, TOI-2842 b completes one full revolution every 3.551 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.0475 AU (an ultra-close orbit less than one-seventh of Mercury's 0.387 AU distance from the Sun, where strong stellar tidal forces typically induce synchronous rotation). Its mean orbital velocity is approximately 145.5 km/s (compared to Earth's 29.8 km/s). The orbit is modeled as circular (e = 0.00), maintaining a constant stellar distance throughout its year.
⚠️ Thermal Regime (Irradiated / Hot Zone): At an equilibrium temperature of 1471 K (+1198°C / +2188°F) and receiving 781.80 S⊕ (~1,064,030 W/m²), TOI-2842 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star TOI-2842 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 5,910 K, a radius of 1.265 R☉, a mass of 1.135 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 1.752 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 4.7 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = 0.233 dex (metal-rich relative to the Sun). From Earth, TOI-2842 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 12.59 (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-2842 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 5,910 K |
| Stellar Radius | 1.2650 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 1.1350 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 1.752 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.233 dex |
| Stellar Age | 4.700 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 12.590 · G: 12.464 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 0.047500 AU |
| Orbital Period | 3.551 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 145.5 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.00000 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 84.4200° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 0.31 g/cm³ (33.8 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 781.8000 S⊕ (~1,064,030 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 1503.600 LY (460.995 pc) |