OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension (α) 17h 52m 35s
Declination (δ) –30° 05 16
Apparent magnitude (mV) 17.17
Distance4,920 ± 390 ly
(1,510 ± 120 pc)
Observed separation
Projected separation (d) 2.3 ± 0.5 AU
Orbital elements
Orbital period(P) 1790 ± 548 d
Inclination (i) 64 ± 8°
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)0.727 ± 0.06 MJ
Temperature (T) ~102
Discovery information
Discovery date 14 February 2008
Discoverer(s) Gaudi and
Bennett et al.
Discovery method Gravitational microlensing
Discovery status Published
Other designations
EWS 2006-BUL-109Lb
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

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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Coordinates: 17h 52m 35s, −30° 05′ 16″


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