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KMT-2016-BLG-0212L b
Orbiting KMT-2016-BLG-0212L
KMT-2016-BLG-0212L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KMT-2016-BLG-0212L, discovered in 2018 using the Microlensing method.
Mass
5700.00
Earth masses
Distance
6300.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
5700.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Hwang et al. 2018
Semi-Major Axis
2.2000+0.7000−0.7000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
5700.00+6000.00−3500.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
18.0000+20.0000−11.0000
Distance from Earth
6300.0 pc (~20548 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.48 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
268.4393°, -29.0869°
Discovery Method
Microlensing
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: KMT-2016-BLG-0212L b
KMT-2016-BLG-0212L b orbits KMT-2016-BLG-0212L and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Microlensing method.
Published measurements list a mass of 5,700 Earth masses.
Catalog data places the system at about 6,300 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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