KMT-2018-BLG-1292L is a Sun-like G-type star (about 1.09 solar masses, 5,778 K), 3,460 light-years from Earth. KMT-2018-BLG-1292L b is a 4.42-Jupiter-mass companion, at 6.030 AU from its star, discovered in 2020 via microlensing. Microlensing detections occur when a foreground star's gravity briefly magnifies a background source, revealing planets that are otherwise too faint and distant to observe directly. KMT-2018-BLG-1292L b orbits far from its host star. At roughly 3,460 light-years, KMT-2018-BLG-1292L lies far beyond the nearest stars yet remains reachable to large survey telescopes. Microlensing events are fleeting, but they uniquely probe cold, distant planets that other methods rarely detect.

KMT-2018-BLG-1292L - System

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