Exoplanet LHS 3844 b, illustration


Illustration of exoplanet LHS 3844 b orbiting its red dwarf star. This rocky planet has a diameter times that of Earth's. It orbits close to its star, taking only 11 hours for one orbit. Due to this closeness, temperatures on the planet's dayside are estimated to be greater than 525 degrees Celsius. It is located 49 light years from in the constellation Indus.


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Photo credit: © NASA, ESA, CSA, Dani Player (STScI)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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