Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2020

KMT-2018-BLG-0029L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2018-BLG-0029L, located approximately 11,024.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.67 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.59 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • Semi-major axis 4.2700 AU
  • Distance from Earth 11,024.07 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.680
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 194,409,513 years

KMT-2018-BLG-0029L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.67 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.238 R♃
Mass
7.59 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.024 M♃
Density
2.19 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.680
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2020
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#904of 1978

top 45.7%

This planet

2.67R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2018-BLG-0029L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.6711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.59317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.191.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 7.590 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.670 R⊕ · percentile 53 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.590 M⊕ · percentile 49 / cohort 1978
Distance 3,380.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.680 · percentile 91 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
4.2700 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)

0.680

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gould et al. 2020

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2020-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2018-BLG-0029L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

1.140 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
3,380.00 parsec
Light-years 11,024.07 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 194,409,513 yr

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