KMT-2016-BLG-1337Lb

KMT-2016-BLG-1337Lb
Light curve of the microlensing event KMT-2016-BLG-1337
Discovery
Discovered byCheongho Han et al.
Discovery siteKMTNet
Discovery dateFebruary 13, 2026
Microlensing
Orbital characteristics
3.97+0.60
−0.92
 AU
 or 1.49+0.22
−0.35
 AU
StarKMT-2016-BLG-1337L
Physical characteristics
Mass0.28+0.15
−0.16
 MJ
 or 7.11+3.93
−3.98
 MJ

KMT-2016-BLG-1337Lb is an exoplanet located approximately 7000 parsecs from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius, and is part of a binary system consisting of low-mass stars, KMT-2016-BLG-1337L. It was discovered in 2026 by an international team of astronomers during a re-analysis of gravitational microlensing data collected by the KMTNet telescope network.