Exoplanet

LHS 3844 b

Orbiting LHS 3844

Overview

LHS 3844 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 3844, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.29

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.37

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

14.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

816

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

1.29

Mass (Earth masses)

2.37

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

816 K

Orbital Period

0.46 days

Distance from Earth

14.9 pc (~49 ly)

Spectral Type

M4.5-M5.0

Temperature

3080 K

Mass (Solar)

0.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.19 R☉

Luminosity

-2.57 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

340.4962°, -69.1721°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources

Source ID: LHS 3844 b

System Context

LHS 3844 b orbits LHS 3844 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.29 Earth radii, a mass of 2.37 Earth masses, an orbital period of 0.46 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 816 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 14.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M4.5-M5.0, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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