Exoplanet

OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L b

Orbiting OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L

Overview

OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L, discovered in 2012 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

46.10

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

4019.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

46.10

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Beaulieu et al. 2016

Semi-Major Axis

4.0000+0.5000−0.5000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

46.10+2.60−2.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.1450+0.0082−0.0082

Distance from Earth

4019.0 pc (~13108 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

263.5779°, -27.1427°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L b

System Context

OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L b orbits OGLE-2012-BLG-0026L and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 46.1 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 4,019 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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