The star
The star
TOI-4406
- Type
- white star
- Surface
- ≈ 6,219 K
- Size
- 1.29 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.19 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 2.3 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 1.11–2.58 AU
The planets
TOI-4406
TOI-4406 b
- Year
- 30.08 days
- Distance from star
- 0.201 AU
- Mass
- 95 Earths
- Size
- 11 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 904 K (+631 °C)
- Found
- 2023, 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.