Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

KMT-2017-BLG-1003L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2017-BLG-1003L, located approximately 23,124.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.13 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.19 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.14 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.3800 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,124.46 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.762
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 407,799,836 years

KMT-2017-BLG-1003L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.13 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.190 R♃
Mass
5.19 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.016 M♃
Density
2.95 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.14 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.762
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1765of 1978

top 89.2%

This planet

2.13R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2017-BLG-1003L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.1311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.19317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.951.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.142.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 5.190 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.130 R⊕ · percentile 10 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.190 M⊕ · percentile 12 / cohort 1978
Distance 7,090.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.762 · percentile 98 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.3800 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)

0.762

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zang et al. 2023

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2023-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2017-BLG-1003L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.320 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,090.00 parsec
Light-years 23,124.46 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 407,799,836 yr

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