| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Y. K. Jung et al. |
| Discovery site | OGLE, KMTNet |
| Discovery date | 2018 |
| Detection method | Microlensing |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Star | OGLE-2017-BLG-1522L |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 0.75+1.26 −0.40 MJ |
OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb is an exoplanet thought to be orbiting a brown dwarf. It was discovered by KMTNet and the OGLE in 2018.
See also
References
- ^ Jung, Y. K; Udalski, A; Gould, A; Ryu, Y.-H; Yee, J. C; Han, C; Albrow, M. D; Lee, C.-U; Kim, S.-L; Hwang, K.-H; Chung, S.-J; Shin, I.-G; Zhu, W; Cha, S.-M; Kim, D.-J; Lee, Y; Park, B.-G; Lee, D.-J; Kim, H.-W; Pogge, R. W; Szymański, M. K; Mróz, P; Poleski, R; Skowron, J; Pietrukowicz, P; Soszyński, I; Kozłowski, S; Ulaczyk, K; Pawlak, M; Rybicki, K (2018). "OGLE-2017-BLG-1522: A Giant Planet around a Brown Dwarf Located in the Galactic Bulge". The Astronomical Journal. 155 (5): 219. arXiv:1803.05095. Bibcode:2018AJ....155..219J. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aabb51. S2CID 56100528.
- Nowakowski, Tomasz (26 March 2018). "Astronomers discover a giant planet orbiting a brown dwarf". Phys.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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