MOA-2010-BLG-477L
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittiarus |
| Right ascension | 18h 06m 7.44s |
| Declination | −31° 24′ 16.12″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | white dwarf |
| Variable type | unknown |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 7500 ± 2000 ly (2300 ± 600 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.53±0.11 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| MOA 2010-BLG-477, MOA 2010-BLG-477L, MOA-2010-BLG-477 L | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | The star |
| planet b | |
MOA-2010-BLG-477L is a star whose existence was detected when it caused a microlensing event in August 2010. The microlensing event also revealed the existence of a planet orbiting the star. At first the star was thought to be about 0.67 times the mass of the Sun, in the main-sequence phase of its stellar evolution. But by the time the star should have been separated enough in the sky from the source star of the microlensing event it was not detected, implying that it is actually a dim white dwarf star.