Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

OGLE-2016-BLG-1598L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2016-BLG-1598L, located approximately 19,275.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.60 Earth radii
  • A mass of 120.77 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.65 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.5000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 19,275.82 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.249
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 339,929,060 years

OGLE-2016-BLG-1598L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.60 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.210 R♃
Mass
120.77 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.380 M♃
Density
0.26 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.65 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.249
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2024
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#609of 1771

top 34.3%

This planet

13.60R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2016-BLG-1598L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.6011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00120.77317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.261.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.652.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 120.775 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.600 R⊕ · percentile 63 / cohort 1771
Mass 120.775 M⊕ · percentile 8 / cohort 1747
Distance 5,910.00 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.249 · percentile 44 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.5000 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)

0.249

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Shin et al. 2024

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2024-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2016-BLG-1598L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.550 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,910.00 parsec
Light-years 19,275.82 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 339,929,060 yr

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