CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
LP 890-9 c
Orbits Host Star: LP 890-9
(Type M6 V)
· Distance: 105.800 Light-Years (32.430 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.367 R⊕
Planetary Mass
25.300 M⊕
Surface Gravity
13.54 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
272K (-1°C)
Orbital Period
8.457 days
Discovery Year
2022 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 272 K (-1°C) and a radius of 1.367 R⊕, LP 890-9 c falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: SPECULOOS Southern Observatory.
Other Worlds in the LP 890-9 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS