Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2008

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2006-BLG-109L, located approximately 4,925.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 11.10 Earth radii
  • A mass of 86.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.70 g
  • An orbital period of 4,927.500 days
  • Semi-major axis 4.5000 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 59 K (-214 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 4,924.96 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.087
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 86,851,587 years

1 sibling around OGLE-2006-BLG-109L

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b Gas Giant 14.00 231.00 1,788.500 82 2008
OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c this Gas Giant 11.10 86.00 4,927.500 59 2008

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
11.10 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.994 R♃
Mass
86.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.270 M♃
Density
0.35 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.70 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.087
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2008
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1649of 1771

top 93.1%

This planet

11.10R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

MOA-2010-BLG-353L b 11.10 R⊕ TOI-1288 c 11.10 R⊕ HD 168746 b 11.10 R⊕
Metric Earth OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0011.1011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0086.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.351.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.702.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00—0.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 86.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 11.100 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1771
Mass 86.000 M⊕ · percentile 4 / cohort 1747
Orbital period 4,927.50 d · percentile 92 / cohort 1533
Distance 1,510.00 pc · percentile 89 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.087 · percentile 21 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4,927.500 days
Semi-major axis
4.5000 AU
Eccentricity
0.150
Inclination
64.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts about 13.49 Earth years on a mildly elliptical path at a mean orbital distance of 4.5000 AU.

Eq. Temperature

59K

(-214 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

—

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.087

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Insufficient insolation data — any water would exist as deep ice.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gaudi et al. 2008

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2008-00

Observation locale

Ground

Discovery cohort

Planets confirmed in 2008 at OGLE (2 shown).

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b · Gas Giant OGLE2-TR-L9 b · Gas Giant

Host System: OGLE-2006-BLG-109L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

—

Estimated Age

—

Stellar Radius

—

Stellar Mass

0.510 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

—

Distance
1,510.00 parsec
Light-years 4,924.96 ly
V-band magnitude
— mag
Voyager-speed travel 86,851,587 yr

Similar Worlds

MOA-2010-BLG-353L b

Gas Giant · Unknown

Radius 11.10 R⊕ · 20,971.8 ly

OGLE-2014-BLG-1722L c

Gas Giant · Unknown

Radius 11.00 R⊕ · 20,874.0 ly

OGLE-2018-BLG-0799L b

Gas Giant · Unknown

Radius 10.90 R⊕ · 13,209.3 ly

KMT-2022-BLG-0371L b

Gas Giant · Unknown

Radius 10.90 R⊕ · 23,287.5 ly

KMT-2019-BLG-2974L b

Gas Giant · Unknown

Radius 11.40 R⊕ · 19,895.5 ly

OGLE-2013-BLG-0132L b

Gas Giant · Unknown

Radius 11.60 R⊕ · 12,720.1 ly

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