The L 168-9 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 82.03 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.62 solar masses |
Radius | 0.6 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3800 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.04 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 4.601 Earth masses, L 168-9 b is a so called Super Earth. Super Earths could be terrestrial worlds like Earth, but they could also be ocean worlds or terrestrial worlds wrapped in a substantial atmosphere, in which case some refer to them as Mini Neptunes.
Mass | 4.600 Earth masses |
Density | 9.600 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.390 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.02091 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.21 |
Orbital Period | 1.401 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
Discovery Telescope | 0.1 m TESS Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | TESS CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2020-04 |
Reference | Astudillo-Defru et al. 2020 |