Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

KMT-2016-BLG-1337L b

A gas giant orbiting the m-type red dwarf KMT-2016-BLG-1337L, located approximately 22,570.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 11.40 Earth radii
  • A mass of 88.99 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.68 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.9700 AU
  • Distance from Earth 22,570.00 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.280
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 398,021,843 years
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Circumbinary planet

KMT-2016-BLG-1337L b orbits a binary-star pair rather than a single host — a minority architecture in the confirmed catalogue.

KMT-2016-BLG-1337L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
11.40 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.010 R♃
Mass
88.99 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.280 M♃
Density
0.33 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.68 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.280
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1604of 1771

top 90.5%

This planet

11.40R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2016-BLG-1337L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0011.4011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0088.99317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.331.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.682.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 88.992 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 11.400 R⊕ · percentile 9 / cohort 1771
Mass 88.992 M⊕ · percentile 4 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,920.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.280 · percentile 52 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.9700 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)

0.280

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2026

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2026-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2016-BLG-1337L

Spectral Class

M-type red dwarf

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.540 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,920.00 parsec
Light-years 22,570.00 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 398,021,843 yr

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