Because of its distance of about 1170 light years,[3] and location in a crowded field it was not notable in any way.
Spectral type of the star is type K dwarf star, slightly cooler and less luminous than the Sun.
[1] However, in 2002 the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) detected periodic dimming in the star's light curve indicating a transiting, planetary-sized object.
[5] Since low-mass red dwarfs and brown dwarfs may mimic a planet radial velocity measurements were necessary to calculate the mass of the body.
In 2004 the object was proved to be a new transiting extrasolar planet, OGLE-TR-113b.