Exoplanet

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b

Orbiting OGLE-2006-BLG-109L

Overview

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L, discovered in 2008 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

231.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1788.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1510.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

231.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Bennett et al. 2010

Orbital Period

1788.500+584.000547.500days

Semi-Major Axis

2.3000+0.50000.5000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

231.00+19.0019.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.7270+0.06000.0600

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

17.40+1.301.10m/s

Distance from Earth

1510.0 pc (~4925 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.51 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

268.1438°, -30.0878°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources

Source ID: OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b

System Context

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b orbits OGLE-2006-BLG-109L and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 231 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1,788.5 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,510 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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