OGLE-2005-BLG-169L is a Sun-like G-type star (about 0.69 solar masses, 5,778 K), 4,100 light-years from Earth. OGLE-2005-BLG-169L b is a 14.1-Earth-mass planet, at 3.500 AU from its star, discovered in 2006 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. OGLE-2005-BLG-169L b circles in the outer system, comparable to the Jupiter region. Its low mass makes OGLE-2005-BLG-169L b a Neptune- or super-Earth-class world rather than a gas giant.

OGLE-2005-BLG-169L - System

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