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K2-2016-BLG-0005L b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/K2-2016-BLG-0005L b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

K2-2016-BLG-0005L b

Orbiting K2-2016-BLG-0005L

Discovered in 2023 using Microlensing. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,023
Method: Microlensing
Radius: 13.7 R⊕
Mass: 349.611248 M⊕
Orbit: 4,700 days
Distance: 5,200 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4,700 days
Semi-major axis: 4.16 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 13.7 Earth radii
Mass: 349.611248 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.747 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: K2-2016-BLG-0005L
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.584 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 5,200 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h59m31.16s
Declination: -27d36m26.90s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Microlensing
Discovery year: 2,023
Publication date: 2023-04
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: K2
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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