Exoplanet

OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b

Orbiting OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L

Overview

OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L, discovered in 2012 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

170.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

2570.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

170.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

2570.0 pc (~8382 ly)

Spectral Type

M

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.26 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

264.5591°, -27.1361°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b

System Context

OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b orbits OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 170 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,570 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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