Artist’s impression of L 98-59c

This artist’s animation shows L 98-59c, the second planet in the L 98-59 planetary system, which is 35 light-years away from Earth. The system contains four confirmed rocky planets with a potential fifth furthest from the star.

Using the Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO) instrument on ESO’s VLT, astronomers have discovered that L 98-59c is probably dry but may contain small amounts of water in its interior or atmosphere.

Credit:

ESO/M. Kornmesser

About the Video

Id:eso2112c
Release date:5 August 2021, 14:00
Related releases:eso2112
Duration:20 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:L 98-59, L98-59c
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Category:Exoplanets

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