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KMT-2021-BLG-1931

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)None
HDNone
Other DesignationsKMT-2021-BLG-1931
ConstellationSagittarius
Right Ascension18h 2m 43s
Declination-23° 3' 37"
Distancec.18,700 light years
c.5,700 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +22.00
Absolute: +8.21
Spectral ClassM9V red dwarf
Planets in this systemKMT-2021-BLG-1931 b, super Earth
Optimum VisibilityJuly

Seen from Earth, KMT-2021-BLG-1931 appears to lies on the outer fringes of the Trifid Nebula, M20 in Sagittarius. In fact, the star lies some four times farther from the Sun than the foreground nebula, and its light shines through the nebula's outer gases from a point approaching the central regions of the Milky Way Galaxy. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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