Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

OGLE-2018-BLG-1212L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2018-BLG-1212L, located approximately 5,055.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 9.32 Earth radii
  • A mass of 63.57 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.73 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.6800 AU
  • Distance from Earth 5,055.42 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.320
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 89,152,291 years

OGLE-2018-BLG-1212L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
9.32 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.832 R♃
Mass
63.57 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.200 M♃
Density
0.43 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.73 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.320
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2022
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#55of 574

top 9.4%

This planet

9.32R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2018-BLG-1212L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.009.3211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0063.57317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.431.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.732.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 63.566 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 9.320 R⊕ · percentile 90 / cohort 574
Mass 63.566 M⊕ · percentile 81 / cohort 574
Distance 1,550.00 pc · percentile 85 / cohort 572
ESI 0.320 · percentile 55 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.6800 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)

0.320

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Gould et al. 2022

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2022-08

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2018-BLG-1212L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.160 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
1,550.00 parsec
Light-years 5,055.42 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 89,152,291 yr

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