MOA-2008-BLG-310L is a 23rd magnitude star located at least 20000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This star has mass 0.67 solar masses which imply that it could probably be a late K-type star.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Scorpius |
Right ascension | 17h 54m 14.53s |
Declination | –34° 46′ 41.0″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 23.38 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G?V |
Astrometry | |
Distance | >20000 ly (>6000 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.67 M☉ |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
In 2009 during a microlensing event, a planet was found orbiting this star at a distance of 1.25 AU and has mass 0.23 times that of Jupiter.
Companion | Mass | Observed separation (AU) |
b | 0.23 ± 0.05 MJ | 1.25 ± 0.1 |