Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

OGLE-2018-BLG-0298L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-0298L, located approximately 21,330.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 7.56 Earth radii
  • A mass of 44.50 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.78 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.8600 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,330.60 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.367
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 376,165,152 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-0298L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
7.56 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.674 R♃
Mass
44.50 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.140 M♃
Density
0.57 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.78 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.367
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2022
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#175of 574

top 30.3%

This planet

7.56R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-0298L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.007.5611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0044.50317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.571.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.782.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 44.496 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 7.560 R⊕ · percentile 70 / cohort 574
Mass 44.496 M⊕ · percentile 67 / cohort 574
Distance 6,540.00 pc · percentile 95 / cohort 572
ESI 0.367 · percentile 67 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.8600 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)

0.367

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Jung et al. 2022

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2022-12

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2018-BLG-0298L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.690 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,540.00 parsec
Light-years 21,330.60 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 376,165,152 yr

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