Mass
0.10 Msun
0.10 to 0.11
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KMT-2018-BLG-0087L
Unclassified star • 7020 pc
Records
2
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
2
distinct source labels
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Jung et al. 2022 • System source: Jung et al. 2022
Distance
7020 pc
6900 to 7020
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
KMT-2018-BLG-0087L b
Microlensing
◌
Discovery
2022
Period
—
Radius
—
Mass
73.10 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
KMT-2018-BLG-0087L b: A Microlensing Planet in the Galactic Bulge
KMT-2018-BLG-0087L is a star located 22900 light-years away. It has a reported mass estimate of 0.1 solar masses, which is smaller than the Sun's mass. One planet is known to orbit this star.
KMT-2018-BLG-0087L b was discovered in 2022 by microlensing, a method that detects planets through the gravitational deflection of background starlight. Its reported mass estimate is 73.1 Earth masses, which is larger than Earth's mass. No orbital period is reported for this planet.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
2
Stellar refs
1
System refs
1
Distancedisputed
Massdisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | 6900 | Jung et al. 2022 | Jung et al. 2022 |
| — | 0.10 | — | — | — | — | 7020 | Jung et al. 2022 | Jung et al. 2022 |