Exoplanet

MOA-2008-BLG-379L b

Orbiting MOA-2008-BLG-379L

Overview

MOA-2008-BLG-379L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star MOA-2008-BLG-379L, discovered in 2013 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

1300.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

3300.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

1300.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

3300.0 pc (~10763 ly)

Spectral Type

K

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.56 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

269.7060°, -30.1969°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: MOA-2008-BLG-379L b

System Context

MOA-2008-BLG-379L b orbits MOA-2008-BLG-379L and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 1,300 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 3,300 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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