Key parameters at a glance

A radius of 3.84 Earth radii
A mass of 14.10 Earth masses
Surface gravity around 0.96 g
Semi-major axis 3.5000 AU
Distance from Earth 13,372.40 light-years
Earth Similarity Index 0.558
Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 235,822,190 years

Context from the literature

OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 2,700 parsecs away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star OGLE-2005-BLG-169L. This planet was discovered by the OGLE project using the gravitational microlensing method. Based on a most likely mass for the host star of 0.49 solar mass (M☉), the planet has a mass of 13 times that of Earth (M🜨). Its mass and estimated temperature are close to those of Uranus. It is speculated that this planet may either be an ice giant like Uranus, or a "naked super-Earth" with a solid icy or rocky surface.

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OGLE-2005-BLG-169L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius

3.84 R⊕

Radius (Jupiter)

0.343 R♃

Mass

14.10 M⊕

Mass (Jupiter)

0.044 M♃

Density

1.37 g/cm³

Surface Gravity

0.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.558

HZ Position Unknown

Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2006

Method Microlensing

Facility OGLE

Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#47of 1978

top 2.3%

This planet

3.84R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Kepler-154 d 3.84 R⊕ Kepler-1811 b 3.85 R⊕ HD 20781 e 3.83 R⊕

Metric	Earth	OGLE-2005-BLG-169L b	Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)	1.00	3.84	11.21
Mass (M⊕)	1.00	14.10	317.83
Density (g/cm³)	5.51	1.37	1.33
Surface Gravity (g)	1.00	0.96	2.53
Insolation (S⊕)	1.00	—	0.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method	Value	Interpretation
Best measured mass	14.100 M⊕	Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.840 R⊕ · percentile 98 / cohort 1978

Mass 14.100 M⊕ · percentile 91 / cohort 1978

Distance 4,100.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975

ESI 0.558 · percentile 77 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period

— days

Semi-major axis

3.5000 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)

0.558

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gould et al. 2006

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2006-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2005-BLG-169L

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

—

Estimated Age

—

Stellar Radius

—

Stellar Mass

0.690 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

—

Distance

4,100.00 parsec

Light-years 13,372.40 ly

V-band magnitude

22.78 mag

Voyager-speed travel 235,822,190 yr

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Radius 3.79 R⊕ · 3,880.9 ly

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