MOA-2008-BLG-310Lb is an extrasolar planet which orbits probably the late K-type star MOA-2008-BLG-310L, located at least 20000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This planet has mass 23% of Jupiter or 77% of Saturn and orbits at 1.25 AU from the star. This planet was discovered by using the gravitational microlensing method on August 4, 2009. As it is typical for exoplanets detected by microlensing method, the orbital period and eccentricity are not determined.

MOA-2008-BLG-310Lb
Discovery
Discovered byJanczak et al.
Discovery siteParanal Observatory
Discovery dateAugust 4, 2009
gravitational microlensing
Orbital characteristics
StarMOA-2008-BLG-310L
Physical characteristics
Mass0.23 ± 0.05 MJ

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References

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  • Janczak, Julia; et al. (2010). "Sub-Saturn Planet MOA-2008-BLG-310Lb: Likely To Be In The Galactic Bulge". The Astrophysical Journal. 711 (2): 731–743. arXiv:0908.0529. Bibcode:2010ApJ...711..731J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/711/2/731. S2CID 119217995.web preprint