 Artist's impression showing the two models of the MOA-2011-BLG-262L system | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius[1] |
| Right ascension | 18h 00m 23.48s[2] |
| Declination | −31° 14′ 42.93″[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | ~1,800 or ~23,000 ly (~560 or ~7,200[2] pc) |
| Details[2] | |
| Mass | 0.11+0.21 −0.06 or 0.003 M☉ |
| Mass | 115.2327 or 3.6+2.0 −1.7 MJup |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
MOA-2011-BLG-262L is an astronomical object of uncertain nature with an orbiting companion, detected through the gravitational microlensing event MOA-2011-BLG-262 in the constellation Sagittarius. Two different models fit the observation equally well - an object of ~3.2 MJ, likely a rogue planet, at a distance of about 0.56 kiloparsecs (1,800 light-years) and orbited by a ~0.47 M🜨 exomoon; or an object of ~0.11 M☉, likely a red dwarf star, at a distance of about 7.2 kiloparsecs (23,000 light-years) in the galactic bulge, and orbited by a ~17 M🜨 planet. The discovery team considers the latter scenario to be more likely, but the former is a better fit.[2][3]
