Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2012

MOA-2011-BLG-293L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown MOA-2011-BLG-293L, located approximately 25,179.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 12.90 Earth radii
  • A mass of 1,500.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 9.01 g
  • An orbital period of 3,000.000 days
  • Semi-major axis 1.1000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 25,179.24 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.426
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 444,035,929 years

MOA-2011-BLG-293L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
12.90 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.150 R♃
Mass
1,500.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
4.800 M♃
Density
3.84 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
9.01 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.426
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

#1011of 1771

top 57.0%

This planet

12.90R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2011-BLG-293L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0012.9011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.001,500.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.841.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.009.012.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 1,500.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 12.900 R⊕ · percentile 41 / cohort 1771
Mass 1,500.000 M⊕ · percentile 74 / cohort 1747
Orbital period 3,000.00 d · percentile 89 / cohort 1533
Distance 7,720.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.426 · percentile 93 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
3,000.000 days
Semi-major axis
1.1000 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts about 8.21 Earth years at a mean orbital distance of 1.1000 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.426

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Yee et al. 2012

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2012-08

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2011-BLG-293L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.860 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,720.00 parsec
Light-years 25,179.24 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 444,035,929 yr

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