Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

KMT-2024-BLG-1209L b

A gas giant orbiting the k-type orange KMT-2024-BLG-1209L, located approximately 12,817.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 839.07 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 4.82 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.5100 AU
  • Distance from Earth 12,817.93 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.388
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 226,044,197 years

KMT-2024-BLG-1209L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.180 R♃
Mass
839.07 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
2.640 M♃
Density
2.00 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
4.82 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.388
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

#847of 1771

top 47.8%

This planet

13.20R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2024-BLG-1209L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00839.07317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.001.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.004.822.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 839.067 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.200 R⊕ · percentile 49 / cohort 1771
Mass 839.067 M⊕ · percentile 63 / cohort 1747
Distance 3,930.00 pc · percentile 92 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.388 · percentile 82 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.5100 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)

0.388

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2025

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2025-07

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2024-BLG-1209L

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.770 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
3,930.00 parsec
Light-years 12,817.93 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 226,044,197 yr

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