Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2019

OGLE-2018-BLG-0596L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-0596L, located approximately 18,427.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.81 Earth radii
  • A mass of 13.93 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.96 g
  • Semi-major axis 0.9700 AU
  • Distance from Earth 18,427.81 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.560
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 324,974,482 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-0596L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.81 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.340 R♃
Mass
13.93 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.044 M♃
Density
1.38 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.96 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.560
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2019
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#58of 1978

top 2.9%

This planet

3.81R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-0596L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.8111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0013.93317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.381.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.962.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 13.930 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.810 R⊕ · percentile 97 / cohort 1978
Mass 13.930 M⊕ · percentile 90 / cohort 1978
Distance 5,650.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.560 · percentile 78 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
0.9700 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)

0.560

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Jung et al. 2019

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2019-07

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2018-BLG-0596L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.231 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,650.00 parsec
Light-years 18,427.81 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 324,974,482 yr

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