Astronomy:OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb

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Short description: Exoplanet
OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb
Discovery
Discovered byY. K. Jung et al.[1]
Discovery siteOGLE, KMTNet
Discovery date2018
Microlensing
Orbital characteristics
StarOGLE-2017-BLG-1522L
Physical characteristics
Mass0.75+1.26
−0.40
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OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb is an exoplanet thought to be orbiting a brown dwarf.[2] It was discovered by KMTNet and the OGLE in 2018.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jung, Y. K; Udalski, A; Gould, A; Ryu, Y.-H; Yee, J. C; Han, C; Albrow, M. D; Lee, C.-U et al. (2018). "OGLE-2017-BLG-1522: A Giant Planet around a Brown Dwarf Located in the Galactic Bulge". The Astronomical Journal 155 (5): 219. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aabb51. Bibcode2018AJ....155..219J. 
  2. Nowakowski, Tomasz (26 March 2018). "Astronomers discover a giant planet orbiting a brown dwarf". Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-03-astronomers-giant-planet-orbiting-brown.html. Retrieved 5 April 2018.