TOI-2257 b

TOI-2257 b is an extremely eccentric (0.496) exoplanet in or near the circumstellar habitable zone of the star TOI-2257, 188 light-years away. It is likely a sub-Neptune exoplanet, with a mass of 5.71 Mearth and a radius of 2.19 Rearth. As a small planet in the habitable zone, it is included in the Planetary Habitability Laboratory's list of potentially habitable exoplanets.

TOI-2257 b
Discovery
Discovered bySchanche et al.
Discovery dateNovember 2021
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.145±0.003 AU
Eccentricity0.496+0.216
−0.133
35.189346(90) d
Inclination89.786°+0.078°
−0.062°
StarTOI-2257
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
2.194+0.113
−0.111
 R🜨
Mass5.712+4.288
−2.311
 M🜨
(predicted)
Temperature256+61
−17
 K
(−17 °C; 1 °F, equilibrium)
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