Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

OGLE-2018-BLG-0567L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-0567L, located approximately 23,026.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 12.30 Earth radii
  • A mass of 101.71 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.67 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.7200 AU
  • Distance from Earth 23,026.61 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.266
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 406,074,308 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-0567L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
12.30 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.100 R♃
Mass
101.71 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.320 M♃
Density
0.30 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.67 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.266
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1349of 1771

top 76.1%

This planet

12.30R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-0567L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0012.3011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00101.71317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.301.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.672.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 101.705 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 12.300 R⊕ · percentile 22 / cohort 1771
Mass 101.705 M⊕ · percentile 6 / cohort 1747
Distance 7,060.00 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.266 · percentile 49 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.7200 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)

0.266

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Jung et al. 2021

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2021-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2018-BLG-0567L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.250 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,060.00 parsec
Light-years 23,026.61 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 406,074,308 yr

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