Exoplanet

MOA-2016-BLG-227L b

Orbiting MOA-2016-BLG-227L

Overview

MOA-2016-BLG-227L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star MOA-2016-BLG-227L, discovered in 2017 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

890.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

6500.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

890.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

6500.0 pc (~21200 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.29 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

271.4738°, -27.7143°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: MOA-2016-BLG-227L b

System Context

MOA-2016-BLG-227L b orbits MOA-2016-BLG-227L and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 890 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 6,500 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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