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KMT-2018-BLG-1996L

Unclassified star • 5910 pc

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Stellar source: Han et al. 2021 • System source: Han et al. 2021

Mass

0.69 Msun

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Distance

5910 pc

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Planet KMT-2018-BLG-1996L b: A Microlensing Discovery

KMT-2018-BLG-1996L is a star with a mass of 0.69 solar masses, located 19300 light-years away. One planet has been found orbiting this star.

The planet is named KMT-2018-BLG-1996L b. It was discovered in 2021 by microlensing, a method that detects a planet when its gravity briefly brightens a background star. No orbital period is reported for KMT-2018-BLG-1996L b. Its mass is 346 Earth masses, an estimate larger than Earth's.

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ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
—0.69————5910Han et al. 2021Han et al. 2021