OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb

OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star OGLE-2017-BLG-1522L
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension (α) 18h 01m 16.65s[1]
Declination (δ) −28° 27′ 43.1″[1]
Distance3230+3000
−1800 ly
(990+910
−540[1] pc)
Mass (m) 0.046+0.07
−0.025[2] M☉
Observed separation
Projected separation (d) 0.59+0.12
−0.11[1] AU
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)0.75+1.26
−0.40[1] MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date 2018
Discoverer(s) Y. K. Jung et al.[1]
Discovery method Microlensing
Discovery site OGLE, KMTNet
Discovery status Published

OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb is an extrasolar planet believed to be orbiting a brown dwarf.[3] It was discovered by KMTNet and the OGLE in 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jung, Y. K; Udalski, A; Gould, A; Ryu, Y.-H; Yee, J. C; Han, C; Albrow, M. D; Lee, C.-U; Kim, S.-L; Hwang, K.-H; Chung, S.-J; Shin, I.-G; Zhu, W; Cha, S.-M; Kim, D.-J; Lee, Y; Park, B.-G; Lee, D.-J; Kim, H.-W; Pogge, R. W; Szymański, M. K; Mróz, P; Poleski, R; Skowron, J; Pietrukowicz, P; Soszyński, I; Kozłowski, S; Ulaczyk, K; Pawlak, M; Rybicki, K (2018). "OGLE-2017-BLG-1522: A Giant Planet around a Brown Dwarf Located in the Galactic Bulge". The Astronomical Journal. 155 (5): 219. arXiv:1803.05095. Bibcode:2018AJ....155..219J. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aabb51.
  2. ↑ "Planet OGLE-2017-BLG-1522 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Nowakowski, Tomasz (26 March 2018). "Astronomers discover a giant planet orbiting a brown dwarf". Phys.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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