Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L c

A gas giant orbiting the unknown KMT-2020-BLG-0414L, located approximately 3,979.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 11.90 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8,581.37 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 60.60 g
  • Semi-major axis 22.3000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 3,979.10 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.255
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 70,171,481 years

1 sibling around KMT-2020-BLG-0414L

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
KMT-2020-BLG-0414L c this Gas Giant 11.90 8,581.37 2021
KMT-2020-BLG-0414L b Rocky Terrestrial 1.20 1.87 2021

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
11.90 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.070 R♃
Mass
8,581.37 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
27.000 M♃
Density
28.00 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
60.60 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.255
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1526of 1771

top 86.1%

This planet

11.90R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2020-BLG-0414L c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0011.9011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008,581.37317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.5128.001.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.0060.602.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 8,581.367 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 11.900 R⊕ · percentile 13 / cohort 1771
Mass 8,581.367 M⊕ · percentile 99 / cohort 1747
Distance 1,220.00 pc · percentile 88 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.255 · percentile 46 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
22.3000 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)

0.255

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zang et al. 2021

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2021-11

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2020-BLG-0414L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.490 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
1,220.00 parsec
Light-years 3,979.10 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 70,171,481 yr

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