OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Gaudi and Bennett et al. |
Discovery date | 14 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 |
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]
See also
- Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE
- 47 Ursae Majoris b
- OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
- OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc
References
- ^ 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
External links
- Britt, Robert Roy (2008-02-14). "Solar System Like Ours Found". Space.com. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- "Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog in OGLE-2006-BLG-109". MicroFUN. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Dominik, Martin (2006-02-11). "The unlonely planets — Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn analogue". ARTEMiS. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Overbye, Dennis (2008-02-14). "Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Rincon, Paul (2008-04-06). "Solar System's 'look-alike' found". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-06-27.