OGLE-TR-111b [SEP] constellation
OGLE-TR-111b
OGLE-TR-111b is an extrasolar planet approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Carina (the Keel). The planet is currently the only confirmed planet orbiting the star OGLE-TR-111 (though a possible second planet is plausible).
In 2002 the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey detected that the light from the star periodically dimmed very slightly every 4 days, indicating a planet-sized body transiting the star. But since the mass of the object had not been measured,
the OGLE-TR-56 b to its host mean it belongs to a class of objects known as hot Jupiters.
The planet is theorized to have iron rain.
See also.
- Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE)
- OGLE-TR-113b
- OGLE-TR-10b
- OGLE-TR-111b
- OGLE2-TR-L9b