LSPM J2116+0234

Planetary system · 57.5 light-years away

LSPM J2116+0234 is 57.5 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M3.0 V star; the first was found in 2019 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

LSPM J2116+0234 b goes round its star every 14.4 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3.0 V
Surface temperature3,475 K
Mass0.43 solar masses
Radius0.431 solar radii
Luminosity0.02 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.961
Ageabout 2 billion years
Distance from the Sun57.5 light-years (17.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 319.1148°, Dec 2.5808°
ConstellationEquuleus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
LSPM J2116+0234 b14.4 days0.0876 AU3.71 R⊕ estimated13.3 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2019

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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