OGLE-2006-BLG-109L

Planetary system · 4925.0 light-years away

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L is 4,925 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around it; the first was found in 2008 by microlensing (OGLE).

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Worth knowing

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b was found by microlensing: its star briefly magnified the light of a more distant one. That alignment happens once, so the planet cannot be watched again this way.

The star

Mass0.51 solar masses
Distance from the Sun4925.0 light-years (1510.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 268.1438°, Dec -30.0878°
ConstellationScorpius

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b4.9 years2.300 AU14 R⊕ estimated231 M⊕Microlensing, 2008
OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c13.5 years4.500 AU11.1 R⊕ estimated86 M⊕Microlensing, 2008

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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