OGLE-2007-BLG-349(AB)b
OGLE-2007-BLG-349(AB)b is a circumbinary extrasolar planet about 8,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is the first circumbinary exoplanet to be discovered using the microlensing method of detecting exoplanets.
Artist's impression of OGLE-2007-BLG-349(AB)b (foreground) orbiting its parent stars (upper right). | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Discovery date | 22 September 2016 |
| Gravitational microlensing | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Star | OGLE-2007-BLG-349 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 80 (± 13) ME |
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