OGLE-2018-BLG-1367L is a Sun-like G-type star (about 0.28 solar masses, 5,778 K), 5,370 light-years from Earth. OGLE-2018-BLG-1367L b is a 0.95-Jupiter-mass companion, discovered in 2022 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. At roughly 5,370 light-years, OGLE-2018-BLG-1367L 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.

OGLE-2018-BLG-1367L - System

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