LHS 475

Planetary system · 40.7 light-years away

LHS 475 is 40.7 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M3.5 V star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

LHS 475 b goes round its star every 2.03 days, 43 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3.5 V
Surface temperature3,300 K
Mass0.262 solar masses
Radius0.2789 solar radii
Luminosity0.00862 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13
Distance from the Sun40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 290.2379°, Dec -82.5598°
ConstellationOctans

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
LHS 475 b2.03 days0.0204 AU0.991 R⊕0.941 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 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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