LP 791-18 c

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting LP 791-18.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2.5 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 7.2 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 5 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
2.488 × Earth
Mass
7.16 × Earth
Density
2.56 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
4.99 days
Average distance from its star
0.02961 AU

Star

Host star
LP 791-18
Spectral class
M — red dwarf
Surface temperature
2,960 K
Radius
0.182 × Sun
Mass
0.139 × Sun
Age
0.5 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
86.41 light-years (26.49 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
3

Discovery

Year
2019
Method
Transit
Facility
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

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