OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb is an extrasolar planet located about 22,000 light-years from Earth, in the galactic bulge, orbiting the 0.57 star OGLE-2016-BLG-1195L, discovered in 2017. The planet was detected using gravitational microlensing techniques managed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Initially, it was believed the planet has a mass similar to Earth and is located about the same distance from its host star as the Earth is from the Sun, although it was expected to be much colder.
In 2023, the planetary mass estimate was significantly increased to 9.91, resulting in it likely being a Neptune-like ice giant planet.
In popular culture
The planet has been referred to as Hoth due to its resemblance (before 2023 parameters update) to the planet with the same name from the Star Wars franchise. A similar exoplanet, OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, has also been compared to Hoth, by NASA in this instance.
See also
Gliese 581c
Gliese 581g
OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb
OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
OGLE-2016-BLG-1190Lb
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) Planetary habitability