Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

OGLE-2019-BLG-0249L b

A gas giant orbiting the unknown OGLE-2019-BLG-0249L, located approximately 20,776.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 12.70 Earth radii
  • A mass of 2,262.94 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 14.03 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.8400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 20,776.14 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.430
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 366,387,159 years

OGLE-2019-BLG-0249L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
12.70 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.130 R♃
Mass
2,262.94 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
7.120 M♃
Density
6.07 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
14.03 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.430
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1130of 1771

top 63.7%

This planet

12.70R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2019-BLG-0249L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0012.7011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.002,262.94317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.516.071.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.0014.032.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 2,262.938 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 12.700 R⊕ · percentile 34 / cohort 1771
Mass 2,262.938 M⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1747
Distance 6,370.00 pc · percentile 95 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.430 · percentile 94 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.8400 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)

0.430

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Jung et al. 2023

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2023-06

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2019-BLG-0249L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.910 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,370.00 parsec
Light-years 20,776.14 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 366,387,159 yr

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