Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L b

A gas giant orbiting the m-type red dwarf OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L, located approximately 21,852.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 14.30 Earth radii
  • A mass of 150.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.73 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.6000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,852.45 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.248
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 385,367,970 years

OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
14.30 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.270 R♃
Mass
150.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.470 M♃
Density
0.28 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.73 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.248
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#301of 1771

top 16.9%

This planet

14.30R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0014.3011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00150.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.281.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.732.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 150.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 14.300 R⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1771
Mass 150.000 M⊕ · percentile 12 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,700.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.248 · percentile 44 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.6000 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)

0.248

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Hirao et al. 2016

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2016-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L

Spectral Class

M-type red dwarf

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.290 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,700.00 parsec
Light-years 21,852.45 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 385,367,970 yr

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