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Exoplanet L 98-59 c
Exoplanet L 98-59 c orbits star L 98-59 that lies 35 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.22 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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L 98-59 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: L 98-59
Distance from the star: 0.0315 AU
Orbit around star: 3.690677 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet L 98-59 c around its star is 3.690677 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Eccentricity: 0.103Basic characteristic
Mass: 2.22 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet L 98-59 c has 2.22 Earth masses, or 0.15 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Size: 1.385 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4607 kg/m3 | 83.57 % Earth
Temperature: 553 K | 279.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2018 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J08180763-6818468 c, NLTT 19357 c, TIC 307210830 c, TYC 9193-2365-1 c, WISEA J081807.80-681850.2 c, TOI-175 c, RAVE J081807.6-681847 c, Luyten 98-59 c
2MASS J08180763-6818468 c, NLTT 19357 c, TIC 307210830 c, TYC 9193-2365-1 c, WISEA J081807.80-681850.2 c, TOI-175 c, RAVE J081807.6-681847 c, Luyten 98-59 c
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L 98-59 system structure
Exoplanet L 98-59 c orbits star L 98-59, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 5 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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| L 98-59 b | 0.02 AU | 0.4 M⊕ | 0.8 R⊕ | 2.3 days | |||||
| L 98-59 c | 0.03 AU | 2.2 M⊕ | 1.4 R⊕ | 3.7 days | |||||
| L 98-59 d | 0.05 AU | 2.3 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 7.5 days | |||||
| L 98-59 e | 0.07 AU | 3.1 M⊕ | 12.8 days | ||||||
| L 98-59 f | 0.11 AU (HZ) | 3 M⊕ | 23.1 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, L 98-59 c has 15 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 40.36 | 2.72 | 2.22 | 20.18 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
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Size | 3.62 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 2.61 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
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Density | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 3.7 | 6.61 | 3.66 | 2.67 |
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Distance | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.26 | 0.75 | 1.92 | 2.66 | 3.39 | 4.16 | 7.09 | 7.68 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.1 - 0.15 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.
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