Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

KMT-2024-BLG-0404L c

A neptune-like orbiting the m-type red dwarf KMT-2024-BLG-0404L, located approximately 23,515.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.33 Earth radii
  • A mass of 17.30 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.92 g
  • Distance from Earth 23,515.85 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.519
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 414,701,949 years

1 sibling around KMT-2024-BLG-0404L

KMT-2024-BLG-0404L c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
KMT-2024-BLG-0404L c this Neptune-like 4.33 17.30 2025
KMT-2024-BLG-0404L b Gas Giant 11.90 8,657.65 2025

KMT-2024-BLG-0404L c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.33 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.386 R♃
Mass
17.30 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.054 M♃
Density
1.17 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.92 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.519
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

#487of 574

top 84.7%

This planet

4.33R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2024-BLG-0404L c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.3311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0017.30317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.171.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.922.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 17.300 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.330 R⊕ · percentile 15 / cohort 574
Mass 17.300 M⊕ · percentile 19 / cohort 574
Distance 7,210.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 572
ESI 0.519 · percentile 94 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.519

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2025

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2025-08

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2024-BLG-0404L

Spectral Class

M-type red dwarf

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.090 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,210.00 parsec
Light-years 23,515.85 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 414,701,949 yr

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