L 168-9 (also known as GJ 4332 or TOI-134, officially named Danfeng) is a red dwarf star located 82.1 light-years (25.2 parsecs) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Tucana. The star has about 61% the mass and 60% the radius of the Sun. It has a temperature of 3,842 K (3,569 °C; 6,456 °F) and a rotation period of 29 days. L 168-9 is orbited by one known exoplanet.
In August 2022, this planetary system was included among 20 systems to be named by the third NameExoWorlds project.[6] The approved names, proposed by a team from China, were announced in June 2023. L 168-9 is named Danfeng and its planet is named Qingluan, after mythological birds of ancient China.[7]
Planetary system
The exoplanet L 168-9 b, officially named Qingluan, was discovered in 2020 using TESS. At the discovery, this terrestrialsuper-Earth was thought to have about 4.6 times the mass and 1.39 times the radius of Earth, and an estimated equilibrium temperature of 965 K (692 °C; 1,277 °F). L 168-9 b is a target for observation and atmospheric characterization with the James Webb Space Telescope,[3] and has been observed as one of its first targets.[8][9]
A newer study refined the planetary parameters of L 168-9 b. The newer research found a lower mass of 4.07 ME and a higher radius of 1.63 R🜨. These parameters imply a lower density of 5.18 g/cm3, in contrast to the previous value of 9.6 g/cm3. Given the lower density of the planet, it more likely has a pure rock composition, rather than a 50% iron core and 50% silicate mantle as previosly proposed. The orbital parameters show little variation, while the equilibrium temperature was updated to 998±39 K.[4]
^ abcHobson, M. J.; Bouchy, F.; Lavie, B.; Lovis, C.; Adibekyan, V.; Prieto, C. Allende; Alibert, Y.; Barros, S. C. C.; Castro-González, A. (2024-06-10). "Three super-Earths and a possible water world from TESS and ESPRESSO". arXiv:2406.06278.