OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc
	OGLE-2006-BLG-109 c's orbit compared to; Jupiter's orbit (5.2AU) in our Solar System.
Discovery
Discovered by	Gaudi and ; Bennett et al.
Discovery date	14 February 2008
Detection method	Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
Eccentricity	0.15 ± 0.1
Orbital period	4931 ± 1750 d; 13.5 ± 4.79 y
Inclination	64 ± 8
Star	OGLE-2006-BLG-109L
Physical characteristics
Mass	0.271 ± 0.022 MJ; (85.8 ± 9.5 M⊕)
Temperature	59 ± 7

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc 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. The host star is about 50% the mass of the Sun and the planet is about 90% the mass of Saturn.[1][2]

References

"Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog in OGLE-2006-BLG-109". MicroFUN (Microlensing Follow-Up Network). Retrieved 2008-06-27.
Gaudi, B. S.; et al. (2008). "Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing". Science. 319 (5865): 927–930. arXiv:0802.1920. Bibcode:2008Sci...319..927G. doi:10.1126/science.1151947. PMID 18276883.

Britt, Robert Roy (2008-02-14). "Solar System Like Ours Found". Space.com. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
Dominik, Martin (2006-02-11). "The unlonely planets — Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn analogue". ARTEMiS. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
Overbye, Dennis (2008-02-14). "Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
Rincon, Paul (2008-04-06). "Solar System's 'look-alike' found". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-06-27.

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