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Uncommon exoplanet 33 EP

HIP 113103 b

RA 343.5724° · Dec -43.0102° · exoplanet

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Score breakdown

· 5 badges
33 pts · Uncommon
Uncommon 34 pts → Rare
  • Tidally locked +10
  • Super-Earth +8
  • Multi-planet system +6
  • Confirmed exoplanet +5
  • Found by TESS +4
Total score 33

1 more point to reach Rare.

Badges

  • Confirmed exoplanet · +5
  • Super-Earth · +8
  • Tidally locked · +10
  • Multi-planet system · +6
  • Found by TESS · +4

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Hugging its star. It orbits closer to its star than Mercury does to the Sun, completing a lap in less time than Mercury takes.
  • What it is made of. Its density says rock, though lighter than Earth's mix: probably less iron, or a thick shell of water and ice over the top.
  • Crowded system. One of at least 2 planets orbiting its star.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 9.9 you'll want a small backyard telescope.
  • Southern sky. It rides the southern half of the sky — an easier target the further south you are.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around September — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

  • Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Properties

density gcc
3.59
diameter km
23331.0898
discovery facility
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
discovery method
Transit
discovery year
2023
dist ly
150.7239
eccentricity
0.17
eq temp k
721
host star teff
4930
inclination
88.23
insolation
55.7356
mag
9.95
mass earth
4
name
HIP 113103 b
orbital period days
7.6103
radius earth
1.829
semi major au
0.069
sys num planets
2
sys num stars
1
tidally locked
yes
tidally locked inferred
yes

About HIP 113103 b

HIP 113103 b is an uncommon exoplanet. It lies about 150.7 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 9.95, has an equilibrium temperature near 721 K and spans roughly 1.83 Earth radii.

It orbits closer to its star than Mercury does to the Sun, completing a lap in less time than Mercury takes.

How to see it

At apparent magnitude 9.95, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.

Like any astronomical target, HIP 113103 b is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.

Why HIP 113103 b is an uncommon exoplanet

HIP 113103 b scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 5 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Super-Earth, Tidally locked, Multi-planet system and Found by TESS — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.