Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

KMT-2023-BLG-0830L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown KMT-2023-BLG-0830L, located approximately 23,646.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.41 Earth radii
  • A mass of 17.80 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.92 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.7000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,646.31 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.514
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 417,002,654 years

KMT-2023-BLG-0830L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.41 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.393 R♃
Mass
17.80 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.056 M♃
Density
1.14 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.92 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.514
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

#475of 574

top 82.6%

This planet

4.41R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2023-BLG-0830L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.4111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0017.80317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.141.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.922.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 17.798 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.410 R⊕ · percentile 17 / cohort 574
Mass 17.798 M⊕ · percentile 21 / cohort 574
Distance 7,250.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 572
ESI 0.514 · percentile 93 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.7000 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)

0.514

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2025

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2025-10

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2023-BLG-0830L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.220 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,250.00 parsec
Light-years 23,646.31 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 417,002,654 yr

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