LHS 1140 c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

LHS 1140 c is a terrestrial planet orbiting LHS 1140, completing an orbit every 4 days, about 49 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2018 using the transit method.

Host star

LHS 1140

Spectral type

M4.5 V

Temperature

3,096 K

Mass

0.184 M☉

Planetary system — LHS 1140 system

View the LHS 1140 system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
LHS 1140 cTransit · 2018	Terrestrial planet	1.27	3.7779	49
LHS 1140 bTransit · 2017	Super-Earth	1.73	24.7372	49

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2018

Knowledge connections

OrbitsLHS 1140
Member of systemLHS 1140 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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