OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc
OGLE-2006-BLG-109 c's orbit compared to
Jupiter's orbit (5.2AU) in the Solar System.
Discovery
Discovered byGaudi and
Bennett et al.
Discovery date14 February 2008
Gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
4.5 AU
Eccentricity0.15
4931 ± 1750 d
13.5 ± 4.79 y
Inclination64 ± 8
StarOGLE-2006-BLG-109L
Physical characteristics
0.994 RJ
(11.42 R🜨) (estimate)
Mass0.27 MJ
(85.8 M🜨)
Temperature59 ± 7

OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc is an extrasolar planet approximately 4,925 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. 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.