Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

KMT-2021-BLG-2609L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2021-BLG-2609L, located approximately 24,396.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.17 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.17 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.01 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.3000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 24,396.47 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.620
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 430,231,703 years

KMT-2021-BLG-2609L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.17 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.283 R♃
Mass
10.17 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.032 M♃
Density
1.75 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.01 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.620
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#378of 1978

top 19.1%

This planet

3.17R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2021-BLG-2609L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.1711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.17317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.751.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.012.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 10.171 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.170 R⊕ · percentile 81 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.171 M⊕ · percentile 74 / cohort 1978
Distance 7,480.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.620 · percentile 85 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.3000 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)

0.620

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2024

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2024-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2021-BLG-2609L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.200 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,480.00 parsec
Light-years 24,396.47 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 430,231,703 yr

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