MOA-2011-BLG-262L

MOA-2011-BLG-262L
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 00m 23.48s
Declination −31° 14′ 42.93″
Characteristics
Apparent magnitude (K) 22.3
Astrometry
Distance24,400±3,000 ly
(7,490±910 pc)
Details
Mass0.193±0.029 M
Database references
SIMBADdata

MOA-2011-BLG-262L is a red dwarf with an orbiting exoplanet, both detected through the gravitational microlensing event MOA-2011-BLG-262. The planetary system was once believed to be either an exoplanet with 3.2 times the mass of Jupiter and a exomoon with 0.47 times Earth's mass or a red dwarf with a mass of 0.11 solar masses orbited by a ~17 M🜨 planet, but the latter scenario was confirmed in 2024 based on observations of the host star by the Keck telescope, 10 years after the microlensing event.