Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | TESS |
Discovery date | 2020 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
0.01598+0.00013 −0.00014 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0 |
0.76552414+0.00000262 −0.00000279 d | |
Inclination | 86.8°+2.1° −2.4° |
Star | TOI-849 |
Physical characteristics[1] | |
3.444+0.157 −0.115 R🜨 | |
Mass | 39.09+2.66 −2.55 M🜨 |
Mean density | 5.2+0.7 −0.8 g/cm3 |
TOI-849 b is an exoplanet orbiting the late-G type star TOI-849. It is a candidate chthonian planet, the exposed core of a gas giant that had much of its atmosphere stripped away.[1]