Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2020

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2019-BLG-0842L, located approximately 10,828.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.19 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.28 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.01 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.3100 AU
  • Distance from Earth 10,828.38 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.619
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 190,958,457 years

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.19 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.284 R♃
Mass
10.28 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.032 M♃
Density
1.74 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.01 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.619
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

#358of 1978

top 18.0%

This planet

3.19R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.1911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.28317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.741.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.012.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 10.280 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.190 R⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.280 M⊕ · percentile 75 / cohort 1978
Distance 3,320.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.619 · percentile 85 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.3100 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)

0.619

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Jung et al. 2020

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2020-12

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2019-BLG-0842L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.760 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
3,320.00 parsec
Light-years 10,828.38 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 190,958,457 yr

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