OGLE-2015-BLG-1609L b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
OGLE-2015-BLG-1609L b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star OGLE-2015-BLG-1609L, located approximately 10763.1 light-years (3300 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2025 by OGLE using the Microlensing detection technique (detected via relativistic gravitational lensing of a background source star), this world measures 10.4 Earth radii (0.93 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 76.279 Earth masses (0.24 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 0.37 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 0.71 g⊕ (6.96 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 30.3 km/s.
☁️ Atmospheric Regime (Volatile / Gas Envelope): With a radius of 10.400 R⊕, OGLE-2015-BLG-1609L 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 OGLE-2015-BLG-1609L is classified as a stellar host with a mass of 0.17 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: OGLE · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | OGLE-2015-BLG-1609L |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | — |
| Stellar Radius | — |
| Stellar Mass | 0.1700 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | — |
| Apparent Magnitude | — |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | — |
| Orbital Period | — |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 0.37 g/cm³ (30.3 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | — |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 10763.100 LY (3300.000 pc) |