Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

KMT-2019-BLG-0953L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown KMT-2019-BLG-0953L, located approximately 23,483.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.06 Earth radii
  • A mass of 15.50 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.94 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.1000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,483.23 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.539
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 414,126,773 years

KMT-2019-BLG-0953L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.06 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.362 R♃
Mass
15.50 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.049 M♃
Density
1.27 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.94 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.539
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2022
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#554of 574

top 96.3%

This planet

4.06R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2019-BLG-0953L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.0611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0015.50317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.271.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.942.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 15.500 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.060 R⊕ · percentile 3 / cohort 574
Mass 15.500 M⊕ · percentile 9 / cohort 574
Distance 7,200.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 572
ESI 0.539 · percentile 98 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.1000 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)

0.539

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Hwang et al. 2022

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2019-BLG-0953L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.280 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,200.00 parsec
Light-years 23,483.23 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 414,126,773 yr

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