Exoplanet

NGTS-12 b

Orbiting NGTS-12

Overview

NGTS-12 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-12, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.75

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

66.11

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

446.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1257

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.75

Mass (Earth masses)

66.11

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1257 K

Orbital Period

7.53 days

Distance from Earth

446.4 pc (~1456 ly)

Spectral Type

G

Temperature

5690 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.59 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

176.2499°, -35.6406°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: NGTS-12 b

System Context

NGTS-12 b orbits NGTS-12 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.75 Earth radii, a mass of 66.11 Earth masses, an orbital period of 7.53 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,257 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 446.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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