L 98-59 d · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

L 98-59 d is a super-earth orbiting L 98-59, completing an orbit every 7 days, about 35 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2019 using the transit method.

Host star

L 98-59

Spectral type

M3 V

Temperature

3,415 K

Mass

0.292 M☉

Planetary system — L 98-59 system

View the L 98-59 system (5 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
L 98-59 bTransit · 2019	Terrestrial planet	0.84	2.2531	35
L 98-59 cTransit · 2019	Terrestrial planet	1.33	3.6907	35
L 98-59 dTransit · 2019	Super-Earth	1.63	7.4507	35
L 98-59 eRadial Velocity · 2021	Terrestrial planet	1.49	12.8278	35
L 98-59 fRadial Velocity · 2025	Terrestrial planet	1.48	23.064	35

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2019

Discovered at

TESS

Knowledge connections

OrbitsL 98-59
Member of systemL 98-59 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionTESS
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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