KMT-2019-BLG-0371L is a Sun-like G-type star (about 0.09 solar masses, 5,778 K), 7,010 light-years from Earth. KMT-2019-BLG-0371L b is a 7.70-Jupiter-mass companion, at 0.790 AU from its star, discovered in 2021 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-2019-BLG-0371L b circles its star within the inner habitable zone. At 7.7 Jupiter masses, the companion lies near the dividing line between giant planets and brown dwarfs.

KMT-2019-BLG-0371L - System

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