LP 791-18 b
Orbiting LP 791-18
LP 791-18 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LP 791-18, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
1.21
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
1.94
Earth masses
Orbital Period
0.9
days
Distance
26.5
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
564
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.21
Mass (Earth masses)
1.94
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
564 K
Orbital Period
0.95 days
Distance from Earth
26.5 pc (~86 ly)
Spectral Type
M(6.1 +/- 0.7) V
Temperature
2960 K
Mass (Solar)
0.14 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.18 R☉
Luminosity
-2.64 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
165.6905°, -16.4064°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2019
Source ID: LP 791-18 b
LP 791-18 b orbits LP 791-18 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.21 Earth radii, a mass of 1.94 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 0.95 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 564 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 26.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M(6.1 +/- 0.7) V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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