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KMT-2021-BLG-2294L

Unclassified star • 6860 pc

Records

4

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: Shin et al. 2023 • System source: Shin et al. 2023

Mass

0.11 Msun

0.11 to 0.14

4 values • 2 distinct

Distance

6860 pc

6800 to 6860

4 values • 2 distinct

Planets

1

Stable across source rows

1

System Layout

Known planets

1 planets linked to this host

KMT-2021-BLG-2294L: A Distant Star and Its Planet

KMT-2021-BLG-2294L is a star 22400 light-years from Earth with a mass of 0.11 solar masses, making it less massive than the Sun. One planet is known to orbit it.

That planet, KMT-2021-BLG-2294L b, was discovered by microlensing in 2022. Its mass is 22.2 Earth masses, greater than Earth's, though no orbital period is reported, so the length of its year remains undetermined.

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Stellar refs

1

System refs

1

Distancedisputed

4 values • 2 distinct

Massdisputed

4 values • 2 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
—0.11————6860Shin et al. 2023Shin et al. 2023
—0.11————6860Shin et al. 2023Shin et al. 2023
—0.14————6800Shin et al. 2023Shin et al. 2023
—0.14————6800Shin et al. 2023Shin et al. 2023