{{Short description|Neptune-like planet}} {{Infobox planet | extrasolarplanet = yes | name = TOI-3235 b | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | apsis = | discovery_ref = <ref name=Hosbon2023/> | discoverer = Hobson et al. | discovery_site = | discovered = 2023 | discovery_method = [[Astronomical transit|Transit]] | alt_names = | orbit_ref = <ref name=Hosbon2023/> | periastron = | apoastron = | semimajor = 0.02709{{±|0.00046}} [[Astronomical unit|AU]] | avg_speed = | eccentricity = {{val|0.029|0.0|0.29}} | period = 2.6 [[days]] | synodic_period = | inclination = {{val|88.14|0.046}}[[degree (angle)|°]] | angular_dist = | long_periastron = | time_periastron = | semi-amplitude = | star = TOI-3235 | physical_ref = <ref name=Hosbon2023/> | mean_radius = {{val|1.017|0.04|ul=Jupiter radius}} | surface_area = | volume = | density = | mass = {{val|0.665|0.025|ul=Jupiter mass}} | surface_grav = | moment_of_inertia_factor = | escape_velocity = | albedo = | single_temperature = {{val|604|19|ul=K}} }} '''TOI-3235 b''' is a [[gas giant]] exoplanet found 237 [[light-years]] away from Earth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=TOI-3235b |url=https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/8765/toi-3235-b/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System |date=7 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> It was discovered in 2023 by the [[transit method]].<ref name=":0" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=May 2025}} It orbits close to its star, which is a red dwarf and located in the constellation of [[Centaurus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find the constellation which contains given sky coordinates |url=https://djm.cc/constellation.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=djm.cc}}</ref> It is also a potential target for future atmospheric observations.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Nowakowski |first1=Tomasz |last2=Phys.org |title=New short-period Jupiter-sized exoplanet discovered |url=https://phys.org/news/2023-03-short-period-jupiter-sized-exoplanet.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref>
== Characteristics ==
=== Mass and radius === TOI-3235 b was discovered by the [[Astronomical transit|transit]] method.<ref name=Hosbon2023/> The exoplanet's mass is {{val|0.665|0.025|ul=Jupiter mass}} and has a radius of {{val|1.017|0.04|ul=Jupiter mass}}. Its [[semi-major axis]] is 0.02709{{±|0.00046}} [[Astronomical unit|AU]] and has a temperature of {{val|604|19|ul=Kelvin}}.<ref name=toi3235/>
=== Orbit === TOI-3235 b has a smaller orbit than [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. The exoplanet's orbit is 2.6 days, which is similar to the orbital period of [[Gliese 436 b]] and has an inclination of {{val|88.14|0.046|ul=degree (angle){{!}}degrees}}.
== Host star == The host star of the exoplanet is TOI-3235, a [[M-type main sequence star]] (red dwarf) that is not visible to the [[naked eye]] from [[Earth]] with an [[apparent magnitude]] of 14.5.<ref name=":1" /> The star has a mass of {{val|0.394|0.003|ul=Solar mass}}, a radius of {{val|0.3697|0.0018|ul=Solar radius}} and a temperature of {{val|3388|68|ul=Kelvin}}.<ref name="toi3235" /> It is located 237 light-years away in the constellation [[Centaurus]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=★ TOI 3235 |url=https://www.stellarcatalog.com/stars/toi-3235 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Stellar Catalog |language=en}}</ref>
== See also == * [[List of exoplanets]] * [[List of exoplanets discovered in 2023]] * [[Astronomical transit]]
== References == {{reflist||refs=
<ref name=Hosbon2023>{{cite journal|arxiv=2302.10008|year=2023|title=TOI-3235 b: A Transiting Giant Planet around an M4 Dwarf Star|last1=Hobson |first1=Melissa J. |last2=Jordán |first2=Andrés |last3=Bryant |first3=E. M. |last4=Brahm |first4=R. |last5=Bayliss |first5=D. |last6=Hartman |first6=J. D. |last7=Bakos |first7=G. Á. |last8=Henning |first8=Th. |author9=Jose Manuel Almenara |last10=Barkaoui |first10=Khalid |last11=Benkhaldoun |first11=Zouhair |last12=Bonfils |first12=Xavier |last13=Bouchy |first13=François |last14=Charbonneau |first14=David |last15=Cointepas |first15=Marion |last16=Collins |first16=Karen A. |last17=Eastman |first17=Jason D. |last18=Ghachoui |first18=Mourad |last19=Gillon |first19=Michaël |last20=Goeke |first20=Robert F. |last21=Horne |first21=Keith |last22=Irwin |first22=Jonathan M. |last23=Jehin |first23=Emmanuel |last24=Jenkins |first24=Jon M. |last25=Latham |first25=David W. |last26=Moldovan |first26=Dan |last27=Murgas |first27=Felipe |last28=Pozuelos |first28=Francisco J. |last29=Ricker |first29=George R. |last30=Schwarz |first30=Richard P. |journal=The Astrophysical Journal Letters |volume=946 |issue=1 |pages=L4 |doi=10.3847/2041-8213/acbd9a |bibcode=2023ApJ...946L...4H |s2cid=257038386 |display-authors=1 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
<ref name = toi3235>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — TOI-3235 b |url=https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/toi_3235_b--8603/|date=1995|encyclopedia=[[Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia]] |language=en}}</ref>
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