MOA-2011-BLG-262L
Discovery | |
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Discovery date | 2013 |
Microlensing | |
Designations | |
MOA-2011-BLG-262 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Periastron | N/A |
Apastron | N/A |
N/A AU | |
Eccentricity | N/A |
N/A d (N/A y) | |
Average orbital speed | N/A km/s |
Inclination | N/A |
? mas | |
N/A° | |
N/A JD | |
Semi-amplitude | N/A m/s |
Star | N/A |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | ~4 MJ |
MOA-2011-BLG-262L is a red dwarf[citation needed] or possibly a rogue planet[1] which may have an exomoon named MOA-2011-BLG-262L b. The exomoon is still most likely a Neptune-like planet.[2]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 18 M⊕ | ~1 | — | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ Bennett, D.P.; Batista, V.; et al. (13 December 2013). "A Sub-Earth-Mass Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant Primary or a High Velocity Planetary System in the Galactic Bulge". The Astrophysical Journal. 785 (2): 155. arXiv:1312.3951. Bibcode:2014ApJ...785..155B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/785/2/155. S2CID 118327512.
- ^ "Eyes on Exoplanets-MOA-2011-BLG-262Lb".
Categories:
- Red dwarfs
- Rogue planets
- Red dwarf star stubs
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2013