Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2008

MOA-2007-BLG-400L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown MOA-2007-BLG-400L, located approximately 22,472.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.50 Earth radii
  • A mass of 540.31 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.96 g
  • Semi-major axis 5.9000 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 34 K (-239 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 22,472.15 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.052
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 396,296,315 years

MOA-2007-BLG-400L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.50 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.200 R♃
Mass
540.31 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
1.700 M♃
Density
1.21 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.052
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2008
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#671of 1771

top 37.8%

This planet

13.50R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2007-BLG-400L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.5011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00540.31317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.211.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.962.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 540.308 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.500 R⊕ · percentile 59 / cohort 1771
Mass 540.308 M⊕ · percentile 51 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,890.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.052 · percentile 5 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
5.9000 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

Orbital period for this planet has not yet been measured.

Eq. Temperature

34K

(-239 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.052

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Insufficient insolation data — any water would exist as deep ice.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Dong et al. 2009

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2009-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2007-BLG-400L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.690 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,890.00 parsec
Light-years 22,472.15 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 396,296,315 yr

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