Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

OGLE-2013-BLG-0341L B b

A rocky terrestrial orbiting the unknown OGLE-2013-BLG-0341L B, located approximately 2,971.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 1.16 Earth radii
  • A mass of 1.66 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.23 g
  • Semi-major axis 0.7020 AU
  • Distance from Earth 2,971.28 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.954
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 52,398,540 years

OGLE-2013-BLG-0341L B b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
1.16 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.104 R♃
Mass
1.66 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.005 M♃
Density
5.84 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.23 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Rocky Terrestrial

ESI Score 0.954
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2014
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#147of 570

top 25.6%

This planet

1.16R⊕

Rocky Terrestrial median

1.01R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2013-BLG-0341L B b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.001.1611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.001.66317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.515.841.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.232.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 1.660 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort

Radius 1.160 R⊕ · percentile 73 / cohort 570
Mass 1.660 M⊕ · percentile 68 / cohort 570
Distance 911.00 pc · percentile 92 / cohort 566
ESI 0.954 · percentile 95 / cohort 570

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
0.7020 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)

0.954

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gould et al. 2014

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2014-07

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2013-BLG-0341L B

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.113 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
911.00 parsec
Light-years 2,971.28 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 52,398,540 yr

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