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Extrasolar planet in the constellation Sagittarius From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 20000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star MOA-2007-BLG-400L. This planet was detected on September 18, 2008 by the gravitational microlensing by Dong. It has mass between 50% and 130% of Jupiter and orbits between 0.6 and 1.1 AU.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Dong et al. |
Discovery site | Mount John University Observatory, ![]() |
Discovery date | September 18, 2008 |
Gravitational microlensing | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Star | MOA-2007-BLG-400L |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 0.9 ± 0.4 MJ |