The star
The star
TOI-1260
- Type
- K6 V
- Surface
- ≈ 4,227 K
- Size
- 0.67 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.68 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.129 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.29–0.725 AU
The planets
TOI-1260
TOI-1260 b
- Year
- 3.13 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0367 AU
- Mass
- 8.6 Earths
- Size
- 2.4 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 871 K (+598 °C)
- Found
- 2021, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
TOI-1260
TOI-1260 c
- Year
- 7.49 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0657 AU
- Mass
- 13 Earths
- Size
- 2.8 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 651 K (+378 °C)
- Found
- 2021, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
TOI-1260
TOI-1260 d
- Year
- 16.61 days
- Distance from star
- 0.112 AU
- Mass
- 12 Earths
- Size
- 3.1 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 499 K (+226 °C)
- Found
- 2022, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.