MOA-2011-BLG-262Lb is a Neptune-sized planet[1] or possibly an exomoon orbiting the red dwarf or potentially rogue planet MOA-2011-BLG-262L. If it is an exomoon, then it would be around the size of Mars.
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Discovery date | 2013 |
Detection method | Microlensing |
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Alternative names | MOA-2011-BLG-262 b |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.95 AU[1] |
Eccentricity | 0 [1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | ? d |
Satellite of | MOA-2011-BLG-262L |
Star | MOA-2011-BLG-262L |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | ~0.383 RJ[1] |
Mass | ~18 MEarth |
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