LP 791-18 d

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting LP 791-18.

Compared with Earth

Size
Almost exactly Earth's width.
Mass
About 91% of Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 2.8 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.032 × Earth
Mass
0.91 × Earth
Density
4.56 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
2.755 days
Average distance from its star
0.01992 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
2023
Method
Transit
Facility
Spitzer Space Telescope

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