Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

KMT-2021-BLG-2294L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown KMT-2021-BLG-2294L, located approximately 22,178.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 5.02 Earth radii
  • A mass of 22.25 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.88 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.1500 AU
  • Distance from Earth 22,178.61 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.475
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 391,119,730 years

KMT-2021-BLG-2294L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
5.02 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.448 R♃
Mass
22.25 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.070 M♃
Density
0.97 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.88 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.475
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

#380of 574

top 66.0%

This planet

5.02R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2021-BLG-2294L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.005.0211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0022.25317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.971.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.882.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 22.248 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 5.020 R⊕ · percentile 34 / cohort 574
Mass 22.248 M⊕ · percentile 36 / cohort 574
Distance 6,800.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 572
ESI 0.475 · percentile 86 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.1500 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)

0.475

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Shin et al. 2022

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2022-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2021-BLG-2294L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.140 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,800.00 parsec
Light-years 22,178.61 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 391,119,730 yr

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