LHS 1678 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

LHS 1678 b is a terrestrial planet orbiting LHS 1678, completing an orbit every 0.8602 days, about 65 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2021 using the transit method.

Host star

LHS 1678

Spectral type

M2.0 V

Temperature

3,490 K

Mass

0.345 M☉

Planetary system — LHS 1678 system

View the LHS 1678 system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
LHS 1678 bTransit · 2021	Terrestrial planet	0.69	0.8602	65
LHS 1678 cTransit · 2021	Terrestrial planet	0.94	3.6943	65
LHS 1678 dTransit · 2024	Terrestrial planet	0.98	4.9652	65

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2021

Discovered at

TESS

Knowledge connections

OrbitsLHS 1678
Member of systemLHS 1678 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionTESS
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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