L 168-9 (also known as GJ 4332 or TOI-134) is a

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star located away from the

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in the constellation of Tucana. The star has about 62% the mass and 60% the radius of the Sun. It has a temperature of and a rotation period of 29.8 days. L 168-9 is orbited by one known

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Planetary system

The exoplanet L 168-9 b was discovered in 2020 using

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. It is a terrestrial super-Earth with about 4.6 times the mass and 1.39 times the radius of Earth, and an estimated equilibrium temperature of . L 168-9 b is a target for observation and atmospheric characterization with the

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, and has been observed as one of its first targets. In August 2022, this planetary system was included among 20 systems to be named by the third NameExoWorlds project.

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