About this world
KMT-2024-BLG-1044L b is a sub-Neptune orbiting KMT-2024-BLG-1044L, a star 23.3 thousand light-years from Earth. It is about 2.7 times the size of Earth (its size estimated from its mass) and holds 7.8 Earth masses.
At its size it almost certainly keeps a deep envelope of hydrogen and helium.
It was discovered in 2024 by microlensing with KMTNet. A foreground star's gravity magnifies a background star; a planet adds a blip.