Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

MOA-2020-BLG-135L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown MOA-2020-BLG-135L, located approximately 25,766.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.37 Earth radii
  • A mass of 11.30 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.99 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.1100 AU
  • Distance from Earth 25,766.32 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.600
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 454,389,098 years

MOA-2020-BLG-135L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.37 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.301 R♃
Mass
11.30 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.036 M♃
Density
1.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.99 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.600
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2022
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#237of 1978

top 11.9%

This planet

3.37R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2020-BLG-135L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.3711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0011.30317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.992.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 11.300 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.370 R⊕ · percentile 88 / cohort 1978
Mass 11.300 M⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1978
Distance 7,900.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.600 · percentile 82 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.1100 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)

0.600

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2022-09

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2020-BLG-135L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.230 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,900.00 parsec
Light-years 25,766.32 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 454,389,098 yr

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