| Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
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| Parent star | ||
| Star | OGLE-2006-BLG-109L | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 17h 52m 35s |
| Declination | (δ) | –30° 05′ 16″ |
| Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 17.17 |
| Distance | 4,920 ± 390 ly (1,510 ± 120 pc) |
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| Observed separation | ||
| Projected separation | (d) | 2.3 ± 0.5 AU |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Orbital period | (P) | 1790 ± 548 d |
| Inclination | (i) | 64 ± 8° |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 0.727 ± 0.06 MJ |
| Temperature | (T) | ~102 K |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 14 February 2008 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Gaudi and Bennett et al. |
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| Detection method | Gravitational microlensing | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
| Other designations | ||
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EWS 2006-BUL-109Lb
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| Database references | ||
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
data | |
| SIMBAD | data | |
OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb is an extrasolar planet approximately 4,920 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The planet was detected orbiting the star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L in 2008 by a research team using Microlensing.[1]