Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2013

MOA-2010-BLG-328L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown MOA-2010-BLG-328L, located approximately 2,641.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.99 Earth radii
  • A mass of 9.20 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.03 g
  • Semi-major axis 0.9200 AU
  • Distance from Earth 2,641.86 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.641
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 46,589,262 years

MOA-2010-BLG-328L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.99 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.266 R♃
Mass
9.20 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.029 M♃
Density
1.89 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.03 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.641
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2013
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#529of 1978

top 26.7%

This planet

2.99R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2010-BLG-328L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.9911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.009.20317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.891.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.032.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 9.200 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.990 R⊕ · percentile 73 / cohort 1978
Mass 9.200 M⊕ · percentile 67 / cohort 1978
Distance 810.00 pc · percentile 66 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.641 · percentile 87 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
0.9200 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)

0.641

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Furusawa et al. 2013

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2013-12

Observation locale

Ground

Discovery cohort

Planets confirmed in 2013 at MOA (2 shown).

Host System: MOA-2010-BLG-328L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.110 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
810.00 parsec
Light-years 2,641.86 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 46,589,262 yr

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