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OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b
Orbiting OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L
OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L, discovered in 2012 using the Microlensing method.
Mass
170.00
Earth masses
Distance
2570.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
170.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Kains et al. 2013
Semi-Major Axis
2.7200+0.7500−0.7500au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
170.00+67.00−67.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.5300+0.2100−0.2100
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
Source ID: OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b
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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