KMT-2016-BLG-1337Lb
Light curve of the microlensing event KMT-2016-BLG-1337 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cheongho Han et al. |
| Discovery site | KMTNet |
| Discovery date | February 13, 2026 |
| Microlensing | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 3.97+0.60 −0.92 AU or 1.49+0.22 −0.35 AU | |
| Star | KMT-2016-BLG-1337L |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 0.28+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.