KMT-2016-BLG-1397L b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
KMT-2016-BLG-1397L b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star KMT-2016-BLG-1397L, located approximately 21526.3 light-years (6600 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2018 by KMTNet using the Microlensing detection technique (detected via relativistic gravitational lensing of a background source star), this world measures 12.7 Earth radii (1.13 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 2200 Earth masses (6.92 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 5.92 g/cm³ (a terrestrial silicate-iron composition comparable to Earth (5.51 g/cm³)), a surface gravity of 13.64 g⊕ (133.76 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 147.2 km/s.
☁️ Atmospheric Regime (Volatile / Gas Envelope): With a radius of 12.700 R⊕, KMT-2016-BLG-1397L b exceeds the empirical ~1.8–2.2 R⊕ Fulton radius valley threshold, indicating a substantial hydrogen-helium or supercritical volatile envelope without a conventional solid terrestrial surface.
The host star KMT-2016-BLG-1397L is classified as a stellar host with a mass of 0.45 M☉.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: KMTNet · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | KMT-2016-BLG-1397L |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | — |
| Stellar Radius | — |
| Stellar Mass | 0.4500 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | — |
| Apparent Magnitude | — |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 5.100000 AU |
| Orbital Period | — |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 5.92 g/cm³ (147.2 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | — |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 21526.300 LY (6600.000 pc) |