Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2020

OGLE-2012-BLG-0838L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2012-BLG-0838L, located approximately 20,613.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 8.39 Earth radii
  • A mass of 53.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.75 g
  • Semi-major axis 4.4300 AU
  • Distance from Earth 20,613.06 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.343
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 363,511,279 years

OGLE-2012-BLG-0838L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
8.39 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.748 R♃
Mass
53.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.167 M♃
Density
0.49 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.75 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.343
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2020
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#130of 574

top 22.5%

This planet

8.39R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2012-BLG-0838L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.008.3911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0053.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.491.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.752.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 53.100 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 8.390 R⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 574
Mass 53.100 M⊕ · percentile 73 / cohort 574
Distance 6,320.00 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 572
ESI 0.343 · percentile 61 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
4.4300 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)

0.343

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Poleski et al. 2020

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2020-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2012-BLG-0838L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.400 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,320.00 parsec
Light-years 20,613.06 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 363,511,279 yr

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