LHS 1815 b
Exoplanet
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LHS 1815 b (also known as TOI-704 b) is a thick disk exoplanet discovered in 2020 by TESS. The planet is located outside the galactic plane.[1]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | TESS |
| Discovery date | 2020 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0404 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 3.8 d | |
| Star | LHS 1815 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.088 R🜨 | |
| Mass | 1.58 M🜨 |
Characteristics
LHS 1815 b is a terrestrial planet (super-Earth) with a mass of 0.0132 MJ and a radius of 0.09707 RJ, discovered by TESS in 2020. It is the first known example of a "thick-disk planet" located within the galactic thick disk, a structure much higher than the positions of other planetary systems discovered by TESS."
Orbit
Other designations
LHS 1815 b is also known as TOI-704 b and TIC 260004324 b.[3]
