Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

KMT-2023-BLG-1431L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown KMT-2023-BLG-1431L, located approximately 22,178.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.76 Earth radii
  • A mass of 13.60 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.96 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.2000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 22,178.61 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.565
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 391,119,730 years

KMT-2023-BLG-1431L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.76 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.335 R♃
Mass
13.60 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.043 M♃
Density
1.41 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.565
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

#68of 1978

top 3.4%

This planet

3.76R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2023-BLG-1431L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.7611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0013.60317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.411.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.962.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 13.600 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.760 R⊕ · percentile 96 / cohort 1978
Mass 13.600 M⊕ · percentile 89 / cohort 1978
Distance 6,800.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.565 · percentile 78 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.2000 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)

0.565

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Bell et al. 2024

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2024-05

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2023-BLG-1431L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.570 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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