Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2026

KMT-2025-BLG-0481L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown KMT-2025-BLG-0481L, located approximately 26,027.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 14.10 Earth radii
  • A mass of 187.52 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.94 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.1800 AU
  • Distance from Earth 26,027.25 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.267
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 458,990,507 years

KMT-2025-BLG-0481L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
14.10 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.260 R♃
Mass
187.52 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.590 M♃
Density
0.37 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.94 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.267
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2026
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#371of 1771

top 20.9%

This planet

14.10R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2025-BLG-0481L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0014.1011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00187.52317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.371.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.942.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 187.519 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 14.100 R⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 1771
Mass 187.519 M⊕ · percentile 17 / cohort 1747
Distance 7,980.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.267 · percentile 49 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.1800 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)

0.267

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Han et al. 2026

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2026-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2025-BLG-0481L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.220 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,980.00 parsec
Light-years 26,027.25 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 458,990,507 yr

Similar Worlds

Explore Related Categories