Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2010

MOA-2009-BLG-387L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown MOA-2009-BLG-387L, located approximately 18,558.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 830.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 4.76 g
  • An orbital period of 1,980.000 days
  • Semi-major axis 1.8000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 18,558.28 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.387
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 327,275,186 years

MOA-2009-BLG-387L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.180 R♃
Mass
830.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
2.600 M♃
Density
1.98 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
4.76 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.387
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

#847of 1771

top 47.8%

This planet

13.20R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2009-BLG-387L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00830.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.981.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.004.762.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 830.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.200 R⊕ · percentile 49 / cohort 1771
Mass 830.000 M⊕ · percentile 62 / cohort 1747
Orbital period 1,980.00 d · percentile 85 / cohort 1533
Distance 5,690.00 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.387 · percentile 82 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
1,980.000 days
Semi-major axis
1.8000 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
52.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts about 5.42 Earth years at a mean orbital distance of 1.8000 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.387

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Batista et al. 2011

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2011-05

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2009-BLG-387L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.190 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,690.00 parsec
Light-years 18,558.28 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 327,275,186 yr

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