Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

KMT-2021-BLG-0320L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown KMT-2021-BLG-0320L, located approximately 22,667.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 6.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 31.78 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.83 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.5400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 22,667.84 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.417
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 399,747,371 years

KMT-2021-BLG-0320L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
6.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.553 R♃
Mass
31.78 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.100 M♃
Density
0.73 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.83 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.417
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

#262of 574

top 45.5%

This planet

6.20R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2021-BLG-0320L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.006.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0031.78317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.731.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.832.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 31.783 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 6.200 R⊕ · percentile 54 / cohort 574
Mass 31.783 M⊕ · percentile 53 / cohort 574
Distance 6,950.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 572
ESI 0.417 · percentile 76 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.5400 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)

0.417

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2022

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2022-08

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2021-BLG-0320L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.320 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,950.00 parsec
Light-years 22,667.84 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 399,747,371 yr

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