MOA-2011-BLG-262L
Red dwarf in the constellation Sagittarius
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MOA-2011-BLG-262L is a red dwarf with an orbiting exoplanet, both detected through the gravitational microlensing event MOA-2011-BLG-262.[3] The planetary system was once believed to be either an exoplanet with 3.2 times the mass of Jupiter and a exomoon with 0.47 times Earth's mass or a red dwarf with a mass of 0.11 solar masses orbited by a ~17 M🜨 planet,[2][4] but the latter scenario was confirmed in 2024 based on observations of the host star by the Keck telescope, 10 years after the microlensing event.[3]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius[1] |
| Right ascension | 18h 00m 23.48s[2] |
| Declination | −31° 14′ 42.93″[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 22.3 |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 24,400±3,000 ly (7,490±910 pc)[3] |
| Details[3] | |
| Mass | 0.193±0.029 M☉ |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Planetary system
The system is located 24,400 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius.[1] The host star is a red dwarf, with 19% the Sun's mass and a faint apparent magnitude of 22.3 in the K-band. It has a transverse velocity of 541.3±65.75 km/s, the highest ever found for any star with a known exoplanet.[3]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination (°) |
Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 28.92±4.75 M🜨 | 0.98+0.56 −0.20 |
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