Exoplanet

OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L b

Orbiting OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L

Overview

OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L, discovered in 2016 using the Microlensing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

230.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

8200.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

230.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

8200.0 pc (~26745 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.10 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

269.6625°, -28.0317°

Discovery Method

Microlensing

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L b

System Context

OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L b orbits OGLE-2015-BLG-0051L and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Microlensing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 230 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 8,200 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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