Astronomy:OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb

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OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb
Discovery
Discovered byMicroFUN,
PLANET/RoboNet, OGLE
Discovery date10 March 2006
Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
StarOGLE-2005-BLG-169L
Physical characteristics
Physics~70 K


OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 2,700 parsecs (8,800 light-years) away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star OGLE-2005-BLG-169L. This planet was discovered by the OGLE project using the gravitational microlensing method. Based on a most likely mass for the host star of 0.49 solar mass (M☉), the planet has a mass of 13 times that of Earth (M⊕). Its mass and estimated temperature are close to those of Uranus. It is speculated that this planet may either be an ice giant like Uranus, or a "naked super-Earth" with a solid icy or rocky surface.[1][2]

See also

How a star can magnify and brighten the light of a background star when it passes in front of the distant star.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gould, A.; Udalski, A. et al. (May 24, 2006). "Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies That Cool Neptune-like Planets Are Common". The Astrophysical Journal 644 (1): L37. doi:10.1086/505421. Bibcode: 2006ApJ...644L..37G. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/505421. 
  2. ↑ Quick, Lynnae C.; Roberge, Aki.; Mendoza, Guadalupe Tovar; Quintana, Elisa V.; Youngblood, Allison A. (4 October 2023). "Prospects for Cryovolcanic Activity on Cold Ocean Planets". The Astrophysical Journal 956 (29): 29. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ace9b6. Bibcode: 2023ApJ...956...29Q. 
  3. ↑ "Identifying Planets". http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1527a/. Retrieved 3 August 2015. 

Coordinates: Sky map 18h 06m 05s, −30° 43′ 57″


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