KMT-2021-BLG-0852L is a Sun-like G-type star (about 0.75 solar masses, 5,778 K), 7,230 light-years from Earth. KMT-2021-BLG-0852L b is a 0.49-Jupiter-mass companion, at 7.780 AU from its star, discovered in 2026 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-2021-BLG-0852L b orbits far from its host star. At roughly 7,230 light-years, KMT-2021-BLG-0852L 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-2021-BLG-0852L - System

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