Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2024

OGLE-2017-BLG-0640L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2017-BLG-0640L, located approximately 21,624.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.50 Earth radii
  • A mass of 514.88 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.83 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.1400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,624.14 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.349
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 381,341,737 years

OGLE-2017-BLG-0640L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.50 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.210 R♃
Mass
514.88 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
1.620 M♃
Density
1.15 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.83 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.349
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

#671of 1771

top 37.8%

This planet

13.50R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2017-BLG-0640L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.5011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00514.88317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.151.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.832.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 514.882 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.500 R⊕ · percentile 59 / cohort 1771
Mass 514.882 M⊕ · percentile 49 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,630.00 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.349 · percentile 71 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.1400 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)

0.349

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Ryu et al. 2024

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2024-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2017-BLG-0640L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.320 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,630.00 parsec
Light-years 21,624.14 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 381,341,737 yr

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