TOI-700
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TOI-700 is a red dwarf 101.4 light-years away from Earth located in the Dorado constellation that hosts TOI-700 d, the first Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature and history
- Stellar characteristics
- Planetary system
- Potentially habitable planets
- TOI-700 d
- TOI-700 e
- Near orbital resonance
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
TOI-700 is a red dwarf 101.4 light-years away from Earth located in the Dorado constellation that hosts TOI-700 d, the first Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
== Nomenclature and history == The acronym "TOI" refers to stars and exoplanets studied by TESS, and is short for: "Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Object of Interest".
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