Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

KMT-2017-BLG-2331L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown KMT-2017-BLG-2331L, located approximately 26,190.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 14.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 171.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.85 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.1400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 26,190.33 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.259
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 461,866,387 years

KMT-2017-BLG-2331L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
14.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.270 R♃
Mass
171.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.538 M♃
Density
0.33 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.85 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.259
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

#334of 1771

top 18.8%

This planet

14.20R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2017-BLG-2331L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0014.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00171.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.331.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.852.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 171.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 14.200 R⊕ · percentile 79 / cohort 1771
Mass 171.000 M⊕ · percentile 15 / cohort 1747
Distance 8,030.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.259 · percentile 47 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.1400 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)

0.259

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-2331L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.400 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
8,030.00 parsec
Light-years 26,190.33 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 461,866,387 yr

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