MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb
| Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent star | ||
| Star | MOA-2007-BLG-400L | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 18h 09m 42s |
| Declination | (δ) | –29° 13′ 27″ |
| Distance | 20000 ly (6000 pc) | |
| Spectral type | K2V? | |
| Observed separation | ||
| Projected separation | (d) | 0.85 ± 0.25 AU |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 0.9 ± 0.4 MJ |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | September 18, 2008 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Dong et al. | |
| Discovery method | Gravitational microlensing | |
| Discovery site | Mount John University Observatory,  New Zealand | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
| Database references | ||
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data | |
| SIMBAD | data | |
| Exoplanet Archive | data | |
| Open Exoplanet Catalogue | data | |
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 20000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star MOA-2007-BLG-400L. This planet was detected on September 18, 2008 by the gravitational microlensing by Dong. It has mass between 50% to 130% of Jupiter and orbits between 0.6 and 1.1 AU.
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb in popular culture
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb was featured in the 2012 text-based adventure game SpaceCorn, in which the main character lands on the planet in a rocket ship.
References
- Dong, Subo; et al. (2009). "Microlensing Event MOA-2007-BLG-400: Exhuming the Buried Signature of a Cool, Jovian-Mass Planet" (abstract). The Astrophysical Journal. 698 (2): 1826–1837. arXiv:0809.2997
. Bibcode:2009ApJ...698.1826D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/1826.web preprint
External links
- "MOA-2007-BLG-400-L". Exoplanets.
Coordinates: 
18h 09m 42s, −29° 13′ 27″
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.