Exoplanet

OGLE2-TR-L9 b

Orbiting OGLE2-TR-L9

Overview

OGLE2-TR-L9 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE2-TR-L9, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

18.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1430.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1627.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

18.05

Mass (Earth masses)

1430.17

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Snellen et al. 2009

Orbital Period

2.486+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0308+0.0005−0.0005au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1430.17+476.73−476.73

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

4.5000+1.5000−1.5000

Distance from Earth

1627.6 pc (~5309 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6933 K

Mass (Solar)

1.52 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.53 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

166.9799°, -61.1462°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: OGLE2-TR-L9 b

System Context

OGLE2-TR-L9 b orbits OGLE2-TR-L9 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 18.05 Earth radii, a mass of 1,430.18 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.49 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,627.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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