MOA-2008-BLG-310L

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MOA-2008-BLG-310L
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension 17h 54m 14.53s
Declination –34° 46 41.0
Apparent magnitude  (V)23.38
Characteristics
Spectral type G?V
Astrometry
Distance >20000  ly
(>6000  pc)
Details
Mass 0.67  M
Database references
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data

MOA-2008-BLG-310L is a 23rd magnitude star located at least 20000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This star has mass 0.67 solar masses which imply that it could probably be a late K-type star.

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Planetary system

In 2009 during a microlensing event, a planet was found orbiting this star at a distance of 1.25 AU and has mass 0.23 times that of Jupiter.

The MOA-2008-BLG-310L system
Companion Mass Observed separation
(AU)
b 0.23 ± 0.05 MJ 1.25 ± 0.1

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