Exoplanet

LHS 1478 b

Orbiting LHS 1478

Overview

LHS 1478 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1478, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.33

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

18.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

595

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

1.24

Mass (Earth masses)

2.33

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

595 K

Orbital Period

1.95 days

Distance from Earth

18.2 pc (~59 ly)

Spectral Type

m3 V

Temperature

3381 K

Mass (Solar)

0.24 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.25 R☉

Luminosity

-2.15 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

44.3389°, 76.5514°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: LHS 1478 b

System Context

LHS 1478 b orbits LHS 1478 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.24 Earth radii, a mass of 2.33 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.95 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 595 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 18.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as m3 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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