OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c

OGLE-2006-BLG-109L c is an exoplanet that orbits the star OGLE-2006-BLG-109L every 5100 days . Due to its high mass , it is assumed that it is a gas planet .

discovery

Unlike the majority of all exoplanets, this one was discovered using the microlensing method. The planet was discovered by the OGLE project in 2008 .

Circulation and mass

The planet orbits its star at a distance of approx. 4.6 astronomical units with an eccentricity of 0.11 and has a mass of approx. 85.83 earth masses or 0.27 Jupiter mass.

See also

• OGLE-2006-BLG-109L b

Web links

• The exoplanet in the "Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets"
• Nasa Exoplanet Archives