OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb

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OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb
Discovery
Discovered by Gaudi and
Bennett et al.
Discovery date14 February 2008
Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
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-109 scheme2.png
    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]

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    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