Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

KMT-2017-BLG-0849L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2017-BLG-0849L, located approximately 23,548.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.41 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.39 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.10 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.7300 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,548.46 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.717
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 415,277,125 years

KMT-2017-BLG-0849L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.41 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.215 R♃
Mass
6.39 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.020 M♃
Density
2.51 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.10 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.717
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1312of 1978

top 66.3%

This planet

2.41R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2017-BLG-0849L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.39317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.511.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.102.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 6.390 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.410 R⊕ · percentile 33 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.390 M⊕ · percentile 31 / cohort 1978
Distance 7,220.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.717 · percentile 94 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.7300 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)

0.717

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gui et al. 2024

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2024-08

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2017-BLG-0849L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.190 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,220.00 parsec
Light-years 23,548.46 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 415,277,125 yr

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