Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

KMT-2023-BLG-0119L b

A gas giant orbiting the k-type orange KMT-2023-BLG-0119L, located approximately 17,645.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 11.00 Earth radii
  • A mass of 83.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.69 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.1400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 17,645.04 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.287
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 311,170,256 years

KMT-2023-BLG-0119L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
11.00 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.978 R♃
Mass
83.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.263 M♃
Density
0.35 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.69 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.287
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2025
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1662of 1771

top 93.8%

This planet

11.00R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2023-BLG-0119L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0011.0011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0083.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.351.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.692.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 83.700 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 11.000 R⊕ · percentile 6 / cohort 1771
Mass 83.700 M⊕ · percentile 3 / cohort 1747
Distance 5,410.00 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.287 · percentile 54 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.1400 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)

0.287

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2025

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2025-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2023-BLG-0119L

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.710 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,410.00 parsec
Light-years 17,645.04 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 311,170,256 yr

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