HN Lib

Planetary system · 20.4 light-years away · also HIP 71253

HN Lib is 20.4 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M4.0 V star; the first was found in 2023 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HN Lib b goes round its star every 36.1 days, 2.4 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4.0 V
Surface temperature3,347 K
Mass0.291 solar masses
Radius0.299 solar radii
Luminosity0.01011 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.311
Ageabout 4.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun20.4 light-years (6.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 218.5685°, Dec -12.5170°
ConstellationLibra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HN Lib b36.1 days0.142 AU2.2 R⊕ estimated5.46 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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