OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb

Discovery
Discovered by	Gaudi and Bennett et al.
Discovery date	14 February 2008
Detection method	Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
Orbital period (sidereal)	1790 ± 548 d
Inclination	64 ± 8
Star	OGLE-2006-BLG-109L
Physical characteristics
Mass	0.727 ± 0.06 MJ
Temperature	~102

Scheme of OGLE-2006-BLG-109 planetary system created with POV-Ray, based on graphic from Gazeta Wyborcza (15.02.08); please note, that there may be more than two planets. Second version.

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb is an extrasolar planet approximately 4,920 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The planet was detected orbiting the star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L in 2008 by a research team using Microlensing. ^[1]

See also

• Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE
• 47 Ursae Majoris b
• OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
• OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc

References

1. Gaudi, B. S.; et al. (2008). "Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing". Science . 319 (5865): 927–930. arXiv: 0802.1920 . Bibcode:2008Sci...319..927G. doi:10.1126/science.1151947. PMID   18276883. S2CID   119281787. web preprint

External links

• Britt, Robert Roy (2008-02-14). "Solar System Like Ours Found". Space.com . Retrieved 2008-06-27.
• "Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog in OGLE-2006-BLG-109". MicroFUN. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
• Dominik, Martin (2006-02-11). "The unlonely planets — Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn analogue". ARTEMiS. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
• Overbye, Dennis (2008-02-14). "Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours". The New York Times . Retrieved 2008-06-27.
• Rincon, Paul (2008-04-06). "Solar System's 'look-alike' found". BBC News . Retrieved 2008-06-27.