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Exoplanet LHS 1478 b
Exoplanet LHS 1478 b orbits star LHS 1478 that lies 59 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.33 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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LHS 1478 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: LHS 1478
Distance from the star: 0.01848 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 2.33 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet LHS 1478 b has 2.33 Earth masses, or 0.16 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: 1.24 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 6738 kg/m3 | 122.22 % Earth
Other designations of this exoplanet
G 245-61 b, TOI-1640 b, LP 14-53 b, 2MASS J02571820+7633113 b, NLTT 9256 b, TIC 396562848 b, WISEA J025720.32+763307.0 b
G 245-61 b, TOI-1640 b, LP 14-53 b, 2MASS J02571820+7633113 b, NLTT 9256 b, TIC 396562848 b, WISEA J025720.32+763307.0 b
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LHS 1478 system structure
Exoplanet LHS 1478 b orbits star LHS 1478, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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LHS 1478 | ||||||||
| LHS 1478 b | 0.02 AU | 2.3 M⊕ | 1.2 R⊕ | - | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, LHS 1478 b has 16 % 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 | 42.36 | 2.86 | 2.33 | 21.18 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
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Size | 3.24 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 2.34 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.33 |
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Density | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.22 | 1.65 | 5.42 | 9.67 | 5.36 | 3.9 |
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Distance | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.08 - 0.12 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.