Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

OGLE-2017-BLG-0448L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2017-BLG-0448L, located approximately 24,559.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.08 Earth radii
  • A mass of 15.60 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.94 g
  • Semi-major axis 5.7500 AU
  • Distance from Earth 24,559.55 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.538
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 433,107,584 years

OGLE-2017-BLG-0448L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.08 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.364 R♃
Mass
15.60 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.049 M♃
Density
1.26 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.94 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.538
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

#549of 574

top 95.5%

This planet

4.08R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2017-BLG-0448L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.0811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0015.60317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.261.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.942.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 15.600 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.080 R⊕ · percentile 4 / cohort 574
Mass 15.600 M⊕ · percentile 10 / cohort 574
Distance 7,530.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 572
ESI 0.538 · percentile 98 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
5.7500 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)

0.538

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zhai et al. 2024

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2024-04

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2017-BLG-0448L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.500 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,530.00 parsec
Light-years 24,559.55 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 433,107,584 yr

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