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KMT-2016-BLG-2605L

Unclassified star • 6421 pc

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Canonical Summary

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

Mass

0.06 Msun

single adopted value

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Distance

6421 pc

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System Layout

Known planets

1 planets linked to this host

The Distant Planet of KMT-2016-BLG-2605L

KMT-2016-BLG-2605L is a star located 20900 light-years away. Its reported mass estimate is 0.064 solar masses, smaller than the Sun's. One planet is known to orbit this star.

That planet, KMT-2016-BLG-2605L b, was discovered in 2021 by microlensing, a method that reveals a planet through the way its gravity briefly brightens a background star. No orbital period is reported for KMT-2016-BLG-2605L b.

The planet's reported mass estimate is 245 Earth masses, larger than Earth's.

Provenance

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Evidence Summary

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Distancestable

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Massstable

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ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
—0.06————6421Ryu et al. 2021Ryu et al. 2021