TOI 270: new planetary system about 73 light years away from Earth | Explained News, The Indian Express

TOI 270: new planetary system about 73 light years away from Earth | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Mehr Gill |Updated: July 31, 2019 9:55:40 am

TOI 270: new planetary system about 73 light years away from Earth

In this system, TOI 270 b is the innermost planet. Researchers expect it to be a rocky world about 25 per cent bigger than Earth.

It is the name of the dwarf star and the planetary system recently discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

It is the name of the dwarf star and the planetary system recently discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). TOI 270 is about 73 light years away from Earth, and is located in the constellation Pictor.