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Exoplanet LHS 3844 b
Exoplanet LHS 3844 b orbits star LHS 3844 that lies 49 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.25 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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LHS 3844 b
Exoplanet, super-earth, ultra-short period
Star: LHS 3844
Distance from the star: 0.00623 AU
Orbit around star: 0.462929 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet LHS 3844 b around its star is 0.462929 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 2.25 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet LHS 3844 b has 2.25 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: 1.3 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 5646 kg/m3 | 102.41 % Earth
Temperature: 805 K | 531.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2019 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
L 119-213 b, NLTT 54534 b, 2MASS J22415815-6910089 b, TOI 136 b, LEHPM 5027 b, LFT 1732 b, TIC 410153553 b, Gaia DR2 6385548541499112448 b
L 119-213 b, NLTT 54534 b, 2MASS J22415815-6910089 b, TOI 136 b, LEHPM 5027 b, LFT 1732 b, TIC 410153553 b, Gaia DR2 6385548541499112448 b
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LHS 3844 system structure
Exoplanet LHS 3844 b orbits star LHS 3844, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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LHS 3844 | ||||||||
| LHS 3844 b | 0.01 AU | 2.3 M⊕ | 1.3 R⊕ | 0.5 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, LHS 3844 b 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 | 40.91 | 2.76 | 2.25 | 20.45 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
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Size | 3.4 | 1.37 | 1.3 | 2.45 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.34 |
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Density | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.39 | 4.54 | 8.11 | 4.49 | 3.27 |
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Distance | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.83 | 1.09 | 2.8 | 3.87 | 4.94 | 6.05 | 10.32 | 11.18 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.03 - 0.04 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.
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