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OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L b
Orbiting OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L
OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L, discovered in 2022 using the Microlensing method.
Mass
16.30
Earth masses
Distance
5600.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
16.30
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Hwang et al. 2022
Semi-Major Axis
3.0000+0.7000−0.8000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
16.30+12.00−8.50
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0513+0.0378−0.0267
Distance from Earth
5600.0 pc (~18265 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.63 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
267.6298°, -31.9241°
Discovery Method
Microlensing
Discovery Year
2022
Source ID: OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L b
OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L b orbits OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Microlensing method.
Published measurements list a mass of 16.3 Earth masses.
Catalog data places the system at about 5,600 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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