Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2019

KMT-2016-BLG-1836L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown KMT-2016-BLG-1836L, located approximately 23,157.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.30 Earth radii
  • A mass of 700.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 3.96 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.5000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,157.08 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.374
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 408,375,012 years

KMT-2016-BLG-1836L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.30 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.190 R♃
Mass
700.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
2.200 M♃
Density
1.63 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
3.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.374
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2019
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#793of 1771

top 44.7%

This planet

13.30R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2016-BLG-1836L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.3011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00700.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.631.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.003.962.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 700.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.300 R⊕ · percentile 53 / cohort 1771
Mass 700.000 M⊕ · percentile 58 / cohort 1747
Distance 7,100.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.374 · percentile 77 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.5000 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)

0.374

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Yang et al. 2020

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2020-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2016-BLG-1836L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.490 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,100.00 parsec
Light-years 23,157.08 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 408,375,012 yr

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