RA 272.1770° · Dec -29.8358° · exoplanet
5 more points to reach Epic.
OGLE-2018-BLG-0740L b is a rare exoplanet. It lies about 10,437 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 18.21, has spectral type G V and spans roughly 12.9 Earth radii.
Its density says rock, though lighter than Earth's mix: probably less iron, or a thick shell of water and ice over the top.
At apparent magnitude 18.21, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, OGLE-2018-BLG-0740L b is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
OGLE-2018-BLG-0740L b scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Gas giant, Long-period world, Found by microlensing and Orbits a Sun-like star — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.