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]
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 (sidereal) | 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 MEarth) |
| Temperature | 59 ± 7 |