Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2022

OGLE-2019-BLG-1492L b

A neptune-like orbiting the unknown OGLE-2019-BLG-1492L, located approximately 18,264.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 6.79 Earth radii
  • A mass of 37.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.80 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.7000 AU
  • Distance from Earth 18,264.74 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.394
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 322,098,601 years

OGLE-2019-BLG-1492L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
6.79 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.606 R♃
Mass
37.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.117 M♃
Density
0.65 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.80 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.394
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2022
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#223of 574

top 38.7%

This planet

6.79R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2019-BLG-1492L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.006.7911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0037.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.651.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.802.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 37.100 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 6.790 R⊕ · percentile 61 / cohort 574
Mass 37.100 M⊕ · percentile 59 / cohort 574
Distance 5,600.00 pc · percentile 93 / cohort 572
ESI 0.394 · percentile 72 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.7000 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)

0.394

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Hwang et al. 2022

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2019-BLG-1492L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.680 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
5,600.00 parsec
Light-years 18,264.74 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 322,098,601 yr

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