Exoplanet

MOA-2009-BLG-266L b

Orbiting MOA-2009-BLG-266L

Overview

MOA-2009-BLG-266L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star MOA-2009-BLG-266L, discovered in 2011 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

10.40

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2800.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

3040.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

10.40

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Muraki et al. 2011

Orbital Period

2800.000+2800.000500.000days

Semi-Major Axis

3.2000+1.90000.5000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

10.40+1.701.70

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0327+0.00530.0053

Distance from Earth

3040.0 pc (~9915 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.56 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

267.0081°, -35.0054°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: MOA-2009-BLG-266L b

System Context

MOA-2009-BLG-266L b orbits MOA-2009-BLG-266L and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 10.4 Earth masses and an orbital period of 2,800 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 3,040 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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