Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

OGLE-2018-BLG-0962L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-0962L, located approximately 21,200.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 13.60 Earth radii
  • A mass of 425.89 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 2.30 g
  • Semi-major axis 3.5900 AU
  • Distance from Earth 21,200.14 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.333
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 373,864,448 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-0962L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
13.60 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.220 R♃
Mass
425.89 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
1.340 M♃
Density
0.93 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
2.30 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.333
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

#609of 1771

top 34.3%

This planet

13.60R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-0962L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0013.6011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00425.89317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.931.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.002.302.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 425.890 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 13.600 R⊕ · percentile 63 / cohort 1771
Mass 425.890 M⊕ · percentile 44 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,500.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.333 · percentile 66 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
3.5900 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)

0.333

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-0962L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.540 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,500.00 parsec
Light-years 21,200.14 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 373,864,448 yr

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