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Proper Name	None
Designation	KMT-2021-BLG-1898 b
Classification	Gas giant
Orbital Period	5 years, 257 days (uncertain)
Mean Distance from KMT-2021-BLG-1898	374.0 million km 2.50 AU
Mass	0.76 x Jupiter
Diameter	Not known
Temperature	Not known
Parent star	KMT-2021-BLG-1898, dwarf star in Ophiuchus
Other planets in this system	None

KMT-2021-BLG-1898, the parent star of this planet, lies with the central bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy, at a distance estimated to be approach 23,000 light years from the Solar System. The planet was detected by gravitational lensing techniques, and its star is not directly visible in this image, which shows its location within the densely starred region toward the Galaxy's core. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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