OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L
17 38 14.1788
-27 08 10.0722
2570
OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L
Gaia DR2 4060936147354925056
0.26
M
OGLE-2011-BLG-251L b
Confirmed planets
0.53
2.72
The planet OGLE-2011-BLG-0251L b was discovered using gravitational microlensing. The host star is an M dwarf. It is located towards the Galactic Bulge. The planet lies beyond the snow-line, an important clue for planet formation models.
microlensing
18/09/18
2013
OGLE-2011-BLG-0251
This plot shows the light curve of the OGLE-2011-BLG-0251 microlensing event. The main magnification is due to the host star, only the tiny perturbation near the peak is the signal caused by the planet.
Credit: Kains et al (2013).
Ophiucus