OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star OGLE-2005-BLG-169L. This planet was discovered by the OGLE project using the gravitational microlensing method. Based on a most likely mass for the host star of 0.49 solar mass (Template:Solar mass), the planet has a mass of 13 times that of Earth (Template:Earth mass). Its mass and estimated temperature are close to those of Uranus. It is speculated that this planet may either be an ice giant like Uranus, or a "naked super-Earth" with a solid icy or rocky surface.[1]

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