Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

MOA-2011-BLG-028L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown MOA-2011-BLG-028L, located approximately 24,070.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 5.99 Earth radii
  • A mass of 30.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.84 g
  • Semi-major axis 4.1400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 24,070.31 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.426
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 424,479,943 years

MOA-2011-BLG-028L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
5.99 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.535 R♃
Mass
30.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.090 M♃
Density
0.77 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.84 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.426
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#284of 574

top 49.3%

This planet

5.99R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2011-BLG-028L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.005.9911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0030.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.771.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.842.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 30.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 5.990 R⊕ · percentile 50 / cohort 574
Mass 30.000 M⊕ · percentile 50 / cohort 574
Distance 7,380.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 572
ESI 0.426 · percentile 78 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
4.1400 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)

0.426

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Skowron et al. 2016

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2016-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2011-BLG-028L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.750 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,380.00 parsec
Light-years 24,070.31 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 424,479,943 yr

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