LHS 1140 b
Orbiting LHS 1140
LHS 1140 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1140, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.73
Earth radii
Mass
5.60
Earth masses
Orbital Period
24.7
days
Distance
15.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
226
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.73
Mass (Earth masses)
5.60
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
226 K
Orbital Period
24.74 days
Distance from Earth
15.0 pc (~49 ly)
Spectral Type
M4.5 V
Temperature
3096 K
Mass (Solar)
0.18 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.22 R☉
Luminosity
-2.42 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
11.2486°, -15.2741°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2017
Source ID: LHS 1140 b
LHS 1140 b orbits LHS 1140 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.73 Earth radii, a mass of 5.6 Earth masses, an orbital period of 24.74 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 226 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 15 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M4.5 V, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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