Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2010

MOA-2009-BLG-319L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown MOA-2009-BLG-319L, located approximately 22,994.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 9.64 Earth radii
  • A mass of 67.30 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.72 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.0300 AU
  • Distance from Earth 22,994.00 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.313
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 405,499,132 years

MOA-2009-BLG-319L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
9.64 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.860 R♃
Mass
67.30 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.212 M♃
Density
0.41 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.72 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.313
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2010
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#29of 574

top 4.9%

This planet

9.64R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2009-BLG-319L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.009.6411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0067.30317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.411.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.722.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 67.300 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 9.640 R⊕ · percentile 95 / cohort 574
Mass 67.300 M⊕ · percentile 84 / cohort 574
Distance 7,050.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 572
ESI 0.313 · percentile 53 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.0300 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)

0.313

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Miyake et al. 2011

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2011-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2009-BLG-319L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.524 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,050.00 parsec
Light-years 22,994.00 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 405,499,132 yr

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