OGLE2-TR-L9

Planetary system · 5308.6 light-years away

OGLE2-TR-L9 is 5,309 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,933 K star; the first was found in 2008 by transit (OGLE).

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Worth knowing

OGLE2-TR-L9 b goes round its star every 2.49 days, 35 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,933 K
Mass1.52 solar masses
Radius1.53 solar radii
Luminosity3.251 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.718
Ageabout 1 billion years
Distance from the Sun5308.6 light-years (1627.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 166.9799°, Dec -61.1462°
ConstellationCarina

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
OGLE2-TR-L9 b2.49 days0.0308 AU18.046 R⊕1430.2 M⊕Transit, 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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