Astronomy:OGLE-2003-BLG-235Lb

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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Sagittarius
OGLE-2003-BLG-235Lb/MOA-2003-BLG-53Lb
Discovery
Discovered byBond et al.
Discovery date15 April 2004
Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
StarOGLE-2003-BLG-235L/
MOA-2003-BLG-53L
Physical characteristics
Mass2.6+0.8−0.6 ||J}}}}}}


OGLE-2003-BLG-235Lb/MOA-2003-BLG-53Lb is an extrasolar planet discovered in April 2004 by the OGLE and MOA collaborations.[1] Its high mass indicates that it is most probably a gas giant planet similar to Jupiter. It is located around 4.3 AU away from its parent star.[2]

References

  1. Bond, I. A. et al. (2004). "OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53: A Planetary Microlensing Event". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 606 (2): L155–L158. doi:10.1086/420928. Bibcode2004ApJ...606L.155B. 
  2. Bennett, David P. et al. (2006). "Identification of the OGLE-2003-BLG-235/MOA-2003-BLG-53 Planetary Host Star". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 647 (2): L171–L174. doi:10.1086/507585. Bibcode2006ApJ...647L.171B. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 18h 05m 16.35s, −28° 53′ 42.0″