Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

KMT-2021-BLG-1372L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown KMT-2021-BLG-1372L, located approximately 19,471.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 9.12 Earth radii
  • A mass of 61.27 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.74 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.3700 AU
  • Distance from Earth 19,471.51 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.325
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 343,380,116 years

KMT-2021-BLG-1372L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
9.12 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.814 R♃
Mass
61.27 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.193 M♃
Density
0.44 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.74 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.325
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

#77of 574

top 13.2%

This planet

9.12R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2021-BLG-1372L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.009.1211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0061.27317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.441.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.742.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 61.270 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 9.120 R⊕ · percentile 87 / cohort 574
Mass 61.270 M⊕ · percentile 79 / cohort 574
Distance 5,970.00 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 572
ESI 0.325 · percentile 57 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.3700 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)

0.325

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Ryu et al. 2022

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2022-11

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2021-BLG-1372L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.420 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,970.00 parsec
Light-years 19,471.51 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 343,380,116 yr

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