CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
LP 791-18 b
Orbits Host Star: LP 791-18
(Type M(6.1 +/- 0.7) V)
· Distance: 86.400 Light-Years (26.493 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.212 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.940 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.32 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
564K (291°C)
Orbital Period
0.948 days
Discovery Year
2019 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (564 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Other Worlds in the LP 791-18 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS