Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

OGLE-2018-BLG-0516L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-0516L, located approximately 22,830.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.73 Earth radii
  • A mass of 20.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.90 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.2000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 22,830.92 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.492
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 402,623,252 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-0516L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.73 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.422 R♃
Mass
20.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.063 M♃
Density
1.04 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.90 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.492
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

#424of 574

top 73.7%

This planet

4.73R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-0516L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.7311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0020.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.041.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.902.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 20.100 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.730 R⊕ · percentile 26 / cohort 574
Mass 20.100 M⊕ · percentile 29 / cohort 574
Distance 7,000.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 572
ESI 0.492 · percentile 89 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.2000 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)

0.492

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Hwang et al. 2022

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2018-BLG-0516L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.470 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,000.00 parsec
Light-years 22,830.92 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 402,623,252 yr

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