ExoAtmospheres
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L 98-59 c

Planet status Confirmed
Planet type Warm Super-Earth
Period 3.6906777 d
Mass 0.007 MJ 2.2246 M⊕
Radius 0.1236 RJ 1.38432 R⊕
Semi major axis 0.0304 AU
Star name L 98-59
Star distance 10.623 pc
Star teff 3500 K
Star radius 0.291 R☉
Temperature (calculated) 553 K
V 11.7 mag
J 7.933 mag
K 7.101 mag
Alternate names TOI-175 c
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Molecules

Featureless spectra: Detection

JWST-NIRSpec

JWST COMPASS: The 3-5 Micron Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth L 98-59 c

2024, Nicholas Scarsdale, Nicholas Wogan et al.

The results are compatible with a planet with no atmosphere at all, or higher mean-molecular weight atmospheres

Featureless spectra: Detection

HST WFC3

The transmission spectrum of the potentially rocky planet L 98-59 c

2023, Thomas Barclay, Kyle B. Sheppard et al.

Marginal evidence for wavelength-dependent transit
depth variations which would indicate the presence of an atmosphere

Featureless spectra: Detection

HST WFC3

Hubble WFC3 Spectroscopy of the Terrestrial Planets L~98-59~c \& d: No Evidence for a Clear Hydrogen Dominated Primary Atmosphere

2022, Li Zhou, Bo Ma et al.