- OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb
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OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets Parent star Star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L Constellation Sagittarius Right ascension (α) 17h 52m 35s Declination (δ) –30° 05′ 16″ Apparent magnitude (mV) 17.17 Distance 4,920 ± 390 ly
(1,510 ± 120 pc)Observed separation Projected separation (d) 2.3 ± 0.5 AU Orbital elements Orbital period (P) 1790 ± 548 d Inclination (i) 64 ± 8° Physical characteristics Mass (m) 0.727 ± 0.06 MJ Temperature (T) ~102 K Discovery information Discovery date 14 February 2008 Discoverer(s) Gaudi and
Bennett et al.Detection method Gravitational microlensing Discovery status Published Other designations EWS 2006-BUL-109LbDatabase references Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaediadata SIMBAD data 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. Bibcode 2008Sci...319..927G. doi:10.1126/science.1151947. PMID 18276883. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/319/5865/927. web preprint
External links
- Britt, Robert Roy (2008-02-14). "Solar System Like Ours Found". Space.com. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080214-planets-found.html. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- "Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog in OGLE-2006-BLG-109". MicroFUN. http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~microfun/ob06109/. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Dominik, Martin (2006-02-11). "The unlonely planets — Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn analogue". ARTEMiS. http://www.artemis-uk.org/highlights/unlonely_planets/. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Overbye, Dennis (2008-02-14). "Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/science/space/14cnd-planet.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Rincon, Paul (2008-04-06). "Solar System's 'look-alike' found". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7333155.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
Coordinates:
17h 52m 35s, −30° 05′ 16″
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