OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb

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OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb
Discovery
Discovered by Sumi et al.
Discovery site Mount John University
Observatory
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Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Discovery dateDecember 8, 2009
Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
StarOGLE-2007-BLG-368L
Physical characteristics
Mass 0.0694 MJ
(22.1 MEarth)

    OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 19,230 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius, orbiting the star OGLE-2007-BLG-368L. This planet was detected on December 8, 2009 by the gravitational microlensing by Sumi. It has mass 6.94% of Jupiter (i.e. 22 times that of Earth) and is located 3.3 AU from the star when observed. Based on those properties it would classify as a Cold Neptune. It is the second Cold Neptune to be observed, the first being OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb. [1] This planet is most likely be similar to Uranus and Neptune in the Solar System in terms of atmospheric and internal properties.

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    References

    1. Sumi, T.; et al. (2010). "A Cold Neptune-Mass Planet OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb: Cold Neptunes Are Common". The Astrophysical Journal. 710 (2): 1641–1653. arXiv: 0912.1171 . Bibcode:2010ApJ...710.1641S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/710/2/1641. S2CID   9312295.