L 98-59 is 34.6 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 5 planets around this M3 V star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).
Fly there in 3DL 98-59 b goes round its star every 2.25 days, 39 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Spectral type | M3 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,415 K |
| Mass | 0.2923 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.3155 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 0.0122 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 11.685 |
| Age | about 4.94 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 34.6 light-years (10.6 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 124.5329°, Dec -68.3145° |
| Constellation | Volans |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L 98-59 b | 2.25 days | 0.0223 AU | 0.837 R⊕ | 0.46 M⊕ | Transit, 2019 |
| L 98-59 c | 3.69 days | 0.0309 AU | 1.329 R⊕ | 2 M⊕ | Transit, 2019 |
| L 98-59 d | 7.45 days | 0.0494 AU | 1.627 R⊕ | 1.64 M⊕ | Transit, 2019 |
| L 98-59 e | 12.8 days | 0.0712 AU | 1.49 R⊕ estimated | 2.82 M⊕ minimum | Radial Velocity, 2021 |
| L 98-59 f | 23.1 days | 0.105 AU | 1.48 R⊕ estimated | 2.8 M⊕ minimum | Radial Velocity, 2025 |
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.