Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

OGLE-2018-BLG-1185L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-1185L, located approximately 24,135.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.83 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.40 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.05 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.5400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 24,135.54 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.660
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 425,630,295 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-1185L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.83 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.253 R♃
Mass
8.40 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.026 M♃
Density
2.04 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.05 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.660
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

#703of 1978

top 35.5%

This planet

2.83R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-1185L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.8311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.40317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.041.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.052.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 8.400 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.830 R⊕ · percentile 64 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.400 M⊕ · percentile 58 / cohort 1978
Distance 7,400.00 pc · percentile 100 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.660 · percentile 89 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.5400 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)

0.660

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Kondo et al. 2021

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2021-08

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2018-BLG-1185L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.370 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
7,400.00 parsec
Light-years 24,135.54 ly
V-band magnitude
29.30 mag
Voyager-speed travel 425,630,295 yr

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