Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

Gaia22dkvL b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown Gaia22dkvL, located approximately 4,142.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 14.10 Earth radii
  • A mass of 187.84 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.94 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.4000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 4,142.18 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.267
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 73,047,361 years

Gaia22dkvL b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
14.10 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.260 R♃
Mass
187.84 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.591 M♃
Density
0.37 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.94 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.267
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Microlensing
Facility European Space Agency (ESA) Gaia Satellite
Telescope 1.45 m x 0.5 m Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#371of 1771

top 20.9%

This planet

14.10R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Gaia22dkvL b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0014.1011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00187.84317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.371.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.942.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 187.837 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 14.100 R⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 1771
Mass 187.837 M⊕ · percentile 18 / cohort 1747
Distance 1,270.00 pc · percentile 89 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.267 · percentile 49 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.4000 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

Orbital period for this planet has not yet been measured.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.267

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Wu et al. 2024

Instrument

Gaia CCD array

Publication

2024-08

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Gaia22dkvL

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

1.145 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
1,270.00 parsec
Light-years 4,142.18 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 73,047,361 yr

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