Projected separation (d) Discoverer(s) Dong et al. | Discovery date September 18, 2008 Discovery status Published | |
Discovery site Mount John University
Observatory,
New Zealand | ||
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 20000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star MOA-2007-BLG-400L. This planet was detected on September 18, 2008 by the gravitational microlensing by Dong. It has mass between 50% to 130% of Jupiter and orbits between 0.6 and 1.1 AU.
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb in popular culture
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb was featured in the 2012 text-based adventure game SpaceCorn, in which the main character lands on the planet in a rocket ship.
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