Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

KMT-2019-BLG-1806L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2019-BLG-1806L, located approximately 21,656.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.00 Earth radii
  • A mass of 4.67 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.17 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.0200 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,656.76 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.786
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 381,916,913 years

KMT-2019-BLG-1806L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.00 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.179 R♃
Mass
4.67 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.015 M♃
Density
3.21 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.17 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.786
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1955of 1978

top 98.8%

This planet

2.00R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2019-BLG-1806L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.004.67317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.211.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.172.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 4.670 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.000 R⊕ · percentile 0 / cohort 1978
Mass 4.670 M⊕ · percentile 3 / cohort 1978
Distance 6,640.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.786 · percentile 99 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.0200 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)

0.786

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zang et al. 2023

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2023-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2019-BLG-1806L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.740 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,640.00 parsec
Light-years 21,656.76 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 381,916,913 yr

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