OGLE-2018-BLG-1119Lb

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OGLE-2018-BLG-1119Lb
Discovery[1]
Discovery date2022
Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
4.06 AU
StarOGLE-2018-BLG-1119L
Physical characteristics
Mass0.91 MJ

OGLE-2018-BLG-1119Lb is a Jupiter-like gas giant exoplanet located 5,760 parsecs (18,800 light-years) away, orbiting its host star at a distance of 4.06 AU and taking two years to complete one orbit. It is 0.91 times the mass of Jupiter. It was discovered in 2022[1] by gravitational microlensing.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Youn Kil Jung; et al. (2022). "Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. VI. Complete Sample of 2018 Sub-prime-field Planets". The Astronomical Journal. 164 (6): 262. arXiv:2206.11409. Bibcode:2022AJ....164..262J. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac9c5c.
  2. ^ "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — OGLE-2018-BLG-1119 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 1995. Retrieved 2022-07-02.