MOA-2010-BLG-117L b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
MOA-2010-BLG-117L b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star MOA-2010-BLG-117L, located approximately 11415.5 light-years (3500 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2018 by MOA using the Microlensing detection technique (detected via relativistic gravitational lensing of a background source star), this world measures 14.2 Earth radii (1.27 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 170 Earth masses (0.53 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 0.33 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 0.84 g⊕ (8.24 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 38.7 km/s.
☁️ Atmospheric Regime (Volatile / Gas Envelope): With a radius of 14.200 R⊕, MOA-2010-BLG-117L 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 MOA-2010-BLG-117L is classified as a stellar host with a mass of 0.58 M☉. From Earth, MOA-2010-BLG-117L shines at apparent V-band magnitude 24.3 (faint and requiring research-grade or CCD telescopic photometry) in the Southern celestial hemisphere.
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: MOA · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | MOA-2010-BLG-117L |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | — |
| Stellar Radius | — |
| Stellar Mass | 0.5800 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | — |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 24.300 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 2.420000 AU |
| Orbital Period | — |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 0.33 g/cm³ (38.7 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | — |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 11415.500 LY (3500.000 pc) |