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TOI-1739 b

Super Earth Ursa Minor

TOI-1739 b is a super-Earth orbiting TOI-1739 in the constellation Ursa Minor. It lies about 232 light-years from Earth and was discovered in 2024 using the transit method.

1.95×Earth radius
8.3 dOrbital period
232 lyDistance
2024Discovered

How Big Is TOI-1739 b?

Earth1.00 R⊕TOI-1739 b1.95 R⊕
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TOI-1739 b has a radius of 1.95 times that of Earth.

Is TOI-1739 b in the Habitable Zone?

TOI-1739 b orbits inside the inner edge of the habitable zone of TOI-1739. So close to its star, surface conditions are far too hot for liquid water.

TOI-1739 b
Too hot Optimistic habitable zone Conservative habitable zone Too cold

Habitable zone of TOI-1739: 0.428–1.043 AU (conservative: 0.542–0.989 AU), per Kopparapu et al. (2014). Earth orbits the Sun at 1 AU.

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Temperature on TOI-1739 b

TOI-1739 b receives 53.91 times the stellar energy that Earth gets from the Sun.

Orbit and Year Length

A year on TOI-1739 b — one full orbit around TOI-1739 — lasts 8.30 Earth days, shorter than Mercury's 88-day year. It orbits at an average distance of 0.074 AU — closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun.

How Was TOI-1739 b Discovered?

TOI-1739 b was discovered in 2024 using the transit method, with observations from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

The transit method watches a star for the tiny, regular dip in brightness that occurs when a planet crosses in front of it. The depth and timing of these dips reveal the planet's size and orbital period.

How Far Away Is TOI-1739 b?

TOI-1739 b is 231.5 light-years (71.0 parsecs) from Earth. Light arriving here tonight left the planet around the year 1795. A probe traveling at the speed of Voyager 1 — about 17 km/s, the fastest outbound spacecraft ever launched — would need roughly 4,074,400 years to make the journey.

The Host Star: TOI-1739

TOI-1739

Surface temperature
4,814 K (Sun: 5,772 K)
Mass
0.78 M☉
Radius
0.78 R☉

Planetary System

TOI-1739 b is the only planet known to orbit TOI-1739 so far.

TOI-1739 b — Complete Data

Radius1.946 Earth radii (0.174 Jupiter radii)
Orbital period8.30 days
Orbital distance0.074 AU
Stellar irradiation53.91× Earth
Distance from Earth231.5 light-years (71.0 parsecs)
ConstellationUrsa Minor
Discovery methodTransit
Discovery facilityTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Discovery year2024

Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, last updated 2024-12-10. Earth Similarity Index: PHL @ UPR Arecibo.

Frequently Asked Questions About TOI-1739 b

Is TOI-1739 b habitable?

No — TOI-1739 b orbits too close to its star and is too hot for liquid water to exist on its surface.

How far away is TOI-1739 b?

TOI-1739 b is about 232 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Minor. A spacecraft traveling as fast as Voyager 1 (about 17 km/s) would need roughly 4,074,400 years to get there.

How big is TOI-1739 b compared to Earth?

TOI-1739 b has 1.95 times the radius of Earth.

How long is a year on TOI-1739 b?

One orbit around TOI-1739 takes 8.3 Earth days — short enough that 44 of its years would fit into one Earth year.

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