DS Tuc A b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting DS Tuc A.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 5.7 times Earth's width.
- Temperature
- About 577 °C (1,070 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 8.1 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 5.7 × Earth
- Mass
- Unknown
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- 850 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 8.138 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- DS Tuc A
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,428 K
- Radius
- 0.964 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.01 × Sun
- Age
- 0.045 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 143.7 light-years (44.06 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 2
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2019
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.