Artist impression of OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L b exoplanet
Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L b

A rocky terrestrial orbiting the unknown OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L, located approximately 14,024.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 1.09 Earth radii
  • A mass of 1.32 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.11 g
  • An orbital period of 14,200.000 days
  • Semi-major axis 10.1000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 14,024.71 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.978
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 247,325,712 years

Context from the literature

OGLE-2016-BLG-0007Lb is an exoplanet located approximately 14,020 light-years or 4,300 parsecs from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius, orbiting the star OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L, which has a mass of 0.59+0.41−0.30 M☉.

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OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
1.09 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.097 R♃
Mass
1.32 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.004 M♃
Density
5.60 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.11 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Rocky Terrestrial

ESI Score 0.978
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2025
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#240of 570

top 41.9%

This planet

1.09R⊕

Rocky Terrestrial median

1.01R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.001.0911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.001.32317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.515.601.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.112.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 1.320 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort

Radius 1.090 R⊕ · percentile 56 / cohort 570
Mass 1.320 M⊕ · percentile 51 / cohort 570
Orbital period 14,200.00 d · percentile 100 / cohort 567
Distance 4,300.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 566
ESI 0.978 · percentile 97 / cohort 570

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
14,200.000 days
Semi-major axis
10.1000 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts about 38.88 Earth years at a mean orbital distance of 10.1000 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.978

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zang et al. 2025

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2025-04

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2016-BLG-0007L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.590 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
4,300.00 parsec
Light-years 14,024.71 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 247,325,712 yr

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