Exoplanet

LHS 1678 b

Orbiting LHS 1678

Overview

LHS 1678 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1678, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.69

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.25

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

19.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.69

Mass (Earth masses)

0.25

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Silverstein et al. 2024

Orbital Period

0.860+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0124+0.00060.0006au

Eccentricity

0.0330+0.03500.0230

Argument of Periastron

-23.0+140.0103.0deg

Distance from Earth

19.9 pc (~65 ly)

Spectral Type

M2.0 V

Temperature

3490 K

Mass (Solar)

0.34 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.33 R☉

Luminosity

-1.84 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

68.1790°, -39.7909°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources

Source ID: LHS 1678 b

System Context

LHS 1678 b orbits LHS 1678 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.69 Earth radii, a mass of 0.25 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 0.86 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 19.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M2.0 V, and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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