Gaia20fnr: A binary-lens microlensing event with full orbital motion revealed by four space telescopes
arXiv:2601.15969 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202659085
Abstract
The microlensing event Gaia20fnr is a long-duration, non-caustic-crossing binary-lens event at high Galactic latitude. Triggered by a photometric rise detected by the Gaia space mission, the event was followed up with observations from multiple ground-based facilities and four space telescopes: Gaia, NEOWISE, Swift, and TESS. We characterize the Gaia20fnr microlensing system by determining the physical and orbital properties of the binary lens, the nature of the luminous source, and the kinematics of both the source and the lens. We employed a binary-lens microlensing model including full Keplerian orbital motion and annual microlens parallax to fit the photometric data. The event is best explained by a K2 giant source at lensed by a stellar binary composed of and at a distance of . The light curve exhibits strong signatures of orbital motion and requires a full Keplerian model with a period of and a radial-velocity semi-amplitude of . Gaia20fnr is one of the few microlensing events for which a complete Keplerian binary-lens solution has been derived. The model can be tested with follow-up radial-velocity and high-resolution imaging observations as well as forthcoming Gaia DR4 and DR5 astrometric time-series data. Its long duration, multi-peak structure, and extensive coverage make it a benchmark for studying faint nearby low-mass binaries through microlensing.
22 pages, 11 figures, submitted to A&A on 22.01.2026
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