Preliminary: Earth-sized Exoplanet TOI-6662 b Validated Orbiting an M Dwarf

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Published: 2026-11-02
Category: science
Source: arXiv (Earth and Planetary Astrophysics)

New research posted on arXiv, a preprint repository, reports the validation of TOI-6662 b, an Earth-sized exoplanet (0.94 ± 0.03 Earth radii) orbiting an M dwarf every 7.05 hours. This finding, part of today's new submissions in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, independently confirms a concurrent validation and contributes to the growing catalog of small exoplanets.

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