Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2012

MOA-2010-BLG-073L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown MOA-2010-BLG-073L, located approximately 9,132.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 12.40 Earth radii
  • A mass of 3,500.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 22.76 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.2100 AU
  • Distance from Earth 9,132.37 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.369
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 161,049,301 years

MOA-2010-BLG-073L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
12.40 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.110 R♃
Mass
3,500.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
11.000 M♃
Density
10.10 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
22.76 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.369
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2012
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1298of 1771

top 73.2%

This planet

12.40R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2010-BLG-073L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0012.4011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.003,500.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.5110.101.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.0022.762.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 3,500.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 12.400 R⊕ · percentile 25 / cohort 1771
Mass 3,500.000 M⊕ · percentile 89 / cohort 1747
Distance 2,800.00 pc · percentile 91 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.369 · percentile 76 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.2100 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)

0.369

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Street et al. 2013

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2013-01

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2010-BLG-073L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.160 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
2,800.00 parsec
Light-years 9,132.37 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 161,049,301 yr

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