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Jupiter's orbit (5.2AU) in our Solar System. |
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| 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) |
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| Observed separation | ||
| Projected separation | (d) | 4.5 ± 1 AU |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.15 ± 0.1 |
| Orbital period | (P) | 4931 ± 1750 d (13.5 ± 4.79 y) |
| Inclination | (i) | 64 ± 8° |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 0.271 ± 0.022 MJ (85.8 ± 9.5 M⊕) |
| Temperature | (T) | 59 ± 7 |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 14 February 2008 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Gaudi and Bennett et al. |
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| Discovery method | Gravitational microlensing | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
| Other designations | ||
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EWS 2006-BUL-109Lc
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| Database references | ||
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
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| SIMBAD | data | |
| Exoplanet Archive | data | |
| Open Exoplanet Catalogue | data | |
OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc 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. The host star is about 50% the mass of the Sun and the planet is about 90% the mass of Saturn.
Coordinates:
17h 52m 35s, −30° 05′ 16″