L 98-59 e
Orbiting L 98-59
L 98-59 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star L 98-59, discovered in 2021 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
2.82
Earth masses
Orbital Period
12.8
days
Distance
10.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
347
K
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
2.82
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
347 K
Parameter source: Cadieux et al. 2025
Orbital Period
12.828+0.002−0.002days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0712+0.0022−0.0022au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
2.82+0.19−0.19
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0089+0.0006−0.0006
Eccentricity
0.0120+0.0090−0.0080
Distance from Earth
10.6 pc (~35 ly)
Spectral Type
M3 V
Temperature
3415 K
Mass (Solar)
0.29 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.32 R☉
Luminosity
-1.91 log L☉
Planets in System
5
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
124.5329°, -68.3145°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2021
Source ID: L 98-59 e
L 98-59 e orbits L 98-59 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2.82 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 12.83 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 347 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 10.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M3 V, and 5 known planets in the system.
Host star
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