TOI-672 b

{{Infobox planet | extrasolarplanet = yes | name = TOI-672 b | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | apsis = | discovery_ref = <ref name = Mistry2023/> | discoverer = | discovery_site = | discovered = 2023 | discovery_method = [[Astronomical transit|Transit]] | alt_names = | orbit_ref = <ref name = Mistry2023/> | periastron = | apoastron = | semimajor = | avg_speed = | eccentricity = 0.0 | period = 3.6 [[days]] | synodic_period = | inclination = {{val|88.43|0.82|ul=Degree (angle)}} | angular_dist = | long_periastron = | time_periastron = | semi-amplitude = | star = TOI-672 | mean_radius = {{val|0.470|0.008|0.009|ul=Jupiter radius}} | surface_area = | volume = | density = | mass = {{val|0.0760|ul=Jupiter mass}} | surface_grav = | moment_of_inertia_factor = | escape_velocity = | albedo = | single_temperature = 676.15 [[Kelvin|K]] }} '''TOI-672 b''' is a Neptune-like exoplanet, located 218 [[light-years]] away. The exoplanet was discovered in the year 2023.

== Characteristics ==

=== Mass and radius === TOI-672 b was discovered by the [[Astronomical transit|transit]] method. Its mass is {{val|0.0760|ul=Jupiter mass}} or {{val|24.1|ul=Earth mass}}. The exoplanet currently has a radius of {{val|0.470|0.008|0.009|ul=Jupiter radius}} or {{val|5.26|0.08|0.10|ul=Earth radius}}.<ref name = 672TOI/>

=== Orbit === TOI-672 b has a smaller [[orbital period]] than [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. The exoplanet has an orbital period of 3.6 [[days]], just like [[Kepler-444#Planetary system|Kepler-444 b]] and has an inclination of {{val|8.43|0.82|ul=Degree (angle)}}.

== Host star == The host star of the exoplanet is TOI-672.

The host star is a [[M-type star]] and is not visible to the [[naked eye]] from [[Earth]]. The star has a mass of {{val|0.54|0.02|ul=Solar mass}}, a radius of {{val|0.544|0.0163|ul=Solar radius}} and a temperature of {{val|3765|65|ul=Kelvin}}.

== See also == *[[List of exoplanets]] *[[List of exoplanets discovered in 2023]] *[[Astronomical transit]]

== References == {{reflist||refs=

<ref name=Mistry2023>{{cite journal|arxiv=2301.09865|year=2023|title=VaTEST. II. Statistical Validation of 11 TESS-detected Exoplanets Orbiting K-type Stars|last1=Mistry |first1=Priyashkumar |last2=Pathak |first2=Kamlesh |last3=Prasad |first3=Aniket |last4=Lekkas |first4=Georgios |last5=Bhattarai |first5=Surendra |last6=Gharat |first6=Sarvesh |last7=Maity |first7=Mousam |last8=Kumar |first8=Dhruv |last9=Furan |first9=Elise |last10=Howell |first10=Steve |last11=Ciardi |first11=David |last12=Bieryla |first12=Allyson |last13=Matthews |first13=Elisabeth |last14=Gonzales |first14=Erica |last15=Ziegler |first15=Carl |last16=Crossfield |first16=Ian |last17=Eastman |first17=Jason |last18=Giacalone |first18=Steven |last19=Dressing |first19=Courtney |last20=Beichman |first20=Charles |last21=Soubkiou |first21=Abderahmane |last22=Benkhaldoun |first22=Zouhair |last23=Schlieder |first23=Joshua |last24=Goliguzova |first24=Maria V. |last25=Strakhov |first25=Ivan A. |last26=Everett |first26=Mark |last27=Gnilka |first27=Crystal |last28=Lester |first28=Katie |last29=Littlefield |first29=Colin |last30=Scott |first30=Nic |journal=The Astronomical Journal |volume=166 |issue=1 |page=9 |doi=10.3847/1538-3881/acd548 |bibcode=2023AJ....166....9M |s2cid=258685555 |display-authors=1 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name = 672TOI>{{Cite web |title=The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — TOI-672 b |url=https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/toi_672_b--8605/ |date=1995|work=[[Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia]] |language=en}}</ref>

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