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KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b

Orbiting KMT-2018-BLG-0247L

Discovered in 2022 using Microlensing. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,022
Method: Microlensing
Radius: 13.4 R⊕
Mass: 670.617939 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 6,760 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 2.46 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 13.4 Earth radii
Mass: 670.617939 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.53 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: KMT-2018-BLG-0247L
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: 0.29 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 6,760 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h38m14.41s
Declination: -27d09m01.48s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Microlensing
Discovery year: 2,022
Publication date: 2022-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: KMTNet
Telescope: 1.6 m wide-field telescope
Instrument: 18k Mosaic CCD camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of KMT-2018-BLG-0247L b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork