LHS 475

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LHS 475
Exoplanet LHS 475 b and Its Star (Illustration).png
Artist's impression of LHS 475 b and its host star
Observation data
Epoch J2000        Equinox J2000
Constellation Octans [1]
Right ascension 19h 20m 54.37612s [2]
Declination −82° 33′ 16.1679″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.69 [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type M3.5V [4]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.69±0.03 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (G)11.413±0.003 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (J)8.555±0.030 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (H)8.004±0.038 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (K)7.686±0.042 [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.59±0.24 [2]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +342.300  mas/yr [2]
Dec.: −1230.297  mas/yr [2]
Parallax (π)80.1134 ± 0.0206  mas [2]
Distance 40.71 ± 0.01  ly
(12.482 ± 0.003  pc)
Details [3]
Mass 0.274±0.015  M☉
Radius 0.2789±0.0014 [4]   R☉
Luminosity (bolometric)0.00862±0.00039  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.964±0.046  cgs
Temperature 3289±83  K
Rotation 79.317  d
Other designations
GJ  4102, L  22-69, LFT  1458, LHS  475, LTT  7606, NLTT  47504, PM  J19209-8233, TOI-910, TIC  369327947, 2MASS J19205439-8233170 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

LHS 475 is a red dwarf star located 40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs ) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Octans. It hosts one known exoplanet. [6] [7]

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Planetary system

Transmission spectrum of LHS 475 b from NIRSpec Exoplanet LHS 475 b (Transmission Spectrum).png
Transmission spectrum of LHS 475 b from NIRSpec

The exoplanet LHS 475 b was initially found in transit data from TESS, and its confirmation using the NIRSpec instrument of the James Webb Space Telescope, which also observed its transmission spectrum, was published in January 2023. [7] Another independent confirmation of the planet was published on arXiv in April 2023, and a year later accepted to the Astronomical Journal. [3]

The JWST data is consistent with a featureless spectrum, as would be expected of a planet with no atmosphere, but is also consistent with some types of atmosphere, such as a thin carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere like that of Mars, or an atmosphere obscured by a thick cloud deck such as that of Venus. [4] Other atmospheric compositions, such as a methane-dominated atmosphere, are ruled out by this spectrum. [6]

LHS 475 b is close in size to Earth, at 99% its diameter, but is much hotter, with an equilibrium temperature of 586 K (313 °C; 595 °F). Assuming the planet has little to no atmosphere, its dayside temperature is estimated at 748 K (475 °C; 887 °F). The planet completes an orbit around its star in just two days and is likely tidally locked. [4]

The LHS 475 planetary system [4] [3]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 0.914±0.187 [note 1]   M🜨 0.02037(37)2.0291010(17)087.38±0.19 ° 0.991±0.050  R🜨

Notes

  1. ↑ The mass of this planet has not been measured; this value is an estimate.

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