LHS 475 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting LHS 475.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 99% of Earth's width.
Temperature
About 313 °C (595 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
Year
A year here lasts about 2 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
0.991 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
586 K
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
2.029 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
LHS 475
Spectral class
M — red dwarf
Surface temperature
3,300 K
Radius
0.2789 × Sun
Mass
0.262 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
40.71 light-years (12.48 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2023
Method
Transit
Facility
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.