Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2020

OGLE-2017-BLG-1049L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2017-BLG-1049L, located approximately 18,493.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 12.80 Earth radii
  • A mass of 1,760.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 10.74 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.9200 AU
  • Distance from Earth 18,493.05 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.435
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 326,124,834 years

OGLE-2017-BLG-1049L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
12.80 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.140 R♃
Mass
1,760.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
5.530 M♃
Density
4.61 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
10.74 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.435
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2020
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1063of 1771

top 60.0%

This planet

12.80R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2017-BLG-1049L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0012.8011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.001,760.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.514.611.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.0010.742.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 1,760.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 12.800 R⊕ · percentile 37 / cohort 1771
Mass 1,760.000 M⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 1747
Distance 5,670.00 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.435 · percentile 96 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.9200 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)

0.435

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Kim et al. 2020

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2020-12

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2017-BLG-1049L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.550 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,670.00 parsec
Light-years 18,493.05 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 326,124,834 yr

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