L 98-59b

June 28, 2019

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a new planet named L 98-59b.

About: 

  • Size: L 98-59b is around 80% Earth’s size. It is between the sizes of Mars and Earth. It is the tiniest of Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) finds so far. 

  • Location: It orbits a bright, cool, nearby star named L 98-59. The host star, is about one-third the mass of the Sun and lies about 35 light-years away. 

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