Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2018

MOA-2015-BLG-337L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown MOA-2015-BLG-337L, located approximately 23,157.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 6.42 Earth radii
  • A mass of 33.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.82 g
  • Semi-major axis 0.2400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,157.08 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.408
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 408,375,012 years

MOA-2015-BLG-337L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
6.42 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.572 R♃
Mass
33.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.106 M♃
Density
0.70 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.82 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.408
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2018
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#246of 574

top 42.7%

This planet

6.42R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2015-BLG-337L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.006.4211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0033.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.701.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.822.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 33.700 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 6.420 R⊕ · percentile 57 / cohort 574
Mass 33.700 M⊕ · percentile 55 / cohort 574
Distance 7,100.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 572
ESI 0.408 · percentile 75 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
0.2400 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)

0.408

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Miyazaki et al. 2018

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2018-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2015-BLG-337L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.009 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,100.00 parsec
Light-years 23,157.08 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 408,375,012 yr

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