Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

OGLE-2014-BLG-1760L b

A gas giant orbiting the k-type orange OGLE-2014-BLG-1760L, located approximately 23,013.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.80 Earth radii
  • A mass of 295.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.55 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.8870 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,013.57 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.304
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 405,844,238 years

OGLE-2014-BLG-1760L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.80 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.240 R♃
Mass
295.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.931 M♃
Density
0.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.55 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.304
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

#510of 1771

top 28.7%

This planet

13.80R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2014-BLG-1760L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.8011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00295.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.552.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 295.898 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.800 R⊕ · percentile 70 / cohort 1771
Mass 295.898 M⊕ · percentile 33 / cohort 1747
Distance 7,056.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.304 · percentile 59 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.8870 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)

0.304

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Bhattacharya et al. 2016

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2016-11

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2014-BLG-1760L

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.803 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,056.00 parsec
Light-years 23,013.57 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 405,844,238 yr

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