Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2019

OGLE-2015-BLG-1670L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2015-BLG-1670L, located approximately 21,852.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.42 Earth radii
  • A mass of 17.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.92 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.6200 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,852.45 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.513
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 385,367,970 years

OGLE-2015-BLG-1670L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.42 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.394 R♃
Mass
17.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.056 M♃
Density
1.14 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.92 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.513
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2019
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#472of 574

top 82.1%

This planet

4.42R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2015-BLG-1670L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.4211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0017.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.141.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.922.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 17.900 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.420 R⊕ · percentile 17 / cohort 574
Mass 17.900 M⊕ · percentile 21 / cohort 574
Distance 6,700.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 572
ESI 0.513 · percentile 93 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.6200 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)

0.513

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Ranc et al. 2019

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2019-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2015-BLG-1670L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.550 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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