What it’s like to stand here
LHS 1140 c
weight
1.18 g
sun
8.0× wider
sky
dim red

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Rocky world

LHS 1140 c

ESI 0.6448.9 lyDiscovered in 2018 by Multiple Observatories

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

LHS 1140 →
host star
1.27 R⊕
radius
1.91 M⊕
mass · measured
3.8 days
orbital period
149°C (300°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.18 g
your weight (measured mass)
3.8 days
one year, in Earth time
8.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
dim red
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 48.9 ly away
Jet airliner
58.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
76,231 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
49 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
18 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthLHS 1140 c is 1.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
LHS 1140 cRocky world
PlanetLHS 1140 bSub-Neptune
PlanetKepler-445 dsimilar world
SystemTOI-26019 ly
Sky regionCetusthis direction
Host star
LHS 1140
M4.5 V · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 14.2
ConstellationCetus →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from LHS 1140 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.