Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

KMT-2017-BLG-1057L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown KMT-2017-BLG-1057L, located approximately 21,200.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 5.19 Earth radii
  • A mass of 23.50 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.87 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.3600 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,200.14 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.466
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 373,864,448 years

KMT-2017-BLG-1057L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
5.19 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.463 R♃
Mass
23.50 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.074 M♃
Density
0.92 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.87 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.466
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

#359of 574

top 62.4%

This planet

5.19R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2017-BLG-1057L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.005.1911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0023.50317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.921.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.872.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 23.500 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 5.190 R⊕ · percentile 37 / cohort 574
Mass 23.500 M⊕ · percentile 39 / cohort 574
Distance 6,500.00 pc · percentile 95 / cohort 572
ESI 0.466 · percentile 84 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.3600 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)

0.466

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-1057L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.570 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,500.00 parsec
Light-years 21,200.14 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 373,864,448 yr

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