Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

KMT-2023-BLG-1896L b

A neptune-like orbiting the k-type orange KMT-2023-BLG-1896L, located approximately 17,906.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.19 Earth radii
  • A mass of 16.35 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.93 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.8600 AU
  • Distance from Earth 17,905.96 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.530
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 315,771,665 years

KMT-2023-BLG-1896L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.19 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.374 R♃
Mass
16.35 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.051 M♃
Density
1.22 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.93 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.530
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

#520of 574

top 90.4%

This planet

4.19R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2023-BLG-1896L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.1911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0016.35317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.221.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.932.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 16.350 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.190 R⊕ · percentile 9 / cohort 574
Mass 16.350 M⊕ · percentile 15 / cohort 574
Distance 5,490.00 pc · percentile 93 / cohort 572
ESI 0.530 · percentile 96 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.8600 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)

0.530

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-1896L

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.720 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,490.00 parsec
Light-years 17,905.96 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 315,771,665 yr

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