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L 98-59 d

Orbiting L 98-59 | 10.6 parsecs away

2019

Discovered

1.6

Earth Masses

1.63

Earth Radii

416

Temperature (K)

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,019
Discovery FacilityTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period7.4507 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0494 AU
Eccentricity0.006
Inclination88.44 deg

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter)0.0052 MJ
Mass (Earth)1.64 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.1452 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.627 R⊕
Density2.2 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature416 K
Insolation Flux4.97 S⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where L 98-59 d sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Mass1.6 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius1.63 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature416 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length7.5 days
LightningGlacial
Density2.20 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.049 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthL 98-59 dJupiter

1.63x Earth's radius (0.15x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthL 98-59 d
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)L 98-59 d: 7.5 Earth days (0.049 AU)
Host Star: L 98-59

Spectral TypeM3 V
Effective Temperature3,415 K
Mass0.2923 M☉
Radius0.3155 R☉
Size vs Sun3.17x smaller
Luminosity0.0122 L☉
Luminosity vs Sun82.0x dimmer
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.46
Distance (pc)10.6194 pc
Distance (ly)34.6 light-years

What If You Lived Here?

43.4 kg

Your weight (from 70 kg)

0.62g

Light

Noticeably easier to move. You could jump much higher.

7.5 Earth days

Year length

Red sunrise

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