Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

MOA-2020-BLG-208L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown MOA-2020-BLG-208L, located approximately 24,429.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 7.71 Earth radii
  • A mass of 46.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.77 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.7400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 24,429.08 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.363
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 430,806,879 years

MOA-2020-BLG-208L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
7.71 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.688 R♃
Mass
46.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.145 M♃
Density
0.55 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.77 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.363
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Microlensing
Facility MOA
Telescope 1.8 m MOA Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#166of 574

top 28.7%

This planet

7.71R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth MOA-2020-BLG-208L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.007.7111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0046.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.551.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.772.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 46.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 7.710 R⊕ · percentile 71 / cohort 574
Mass 46.000 M⊕ · percentile 68 / cohort 574
Distance 7,490.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 572
ESI 0.363 · percentile 66 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.7400 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)

0.363

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Olmschenk et al. 2023

Instrument

MOA CCD Array

Publication

2023-04

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: MOA-2020-BLG-208L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.430 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,490.00 parsec
Light-years 24,429.08 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 430,806,879 yr

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