CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
LP 791-18 c
Orbits Host Star: LP 791-18
(Type M(6.1 +/- 0.7) V)
· Distance: 86.400 Light-Years (26.493 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.488 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.160 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.16 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
324K (51°C)
Orbital Period
4.99 days
Discovery Year
2019 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.
Discovery Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Other Worlds in the LP 791-18 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS