NGTS-20 b
Orbiting NGTS-20
NGTS-20 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-20, discovered in 2022 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.99
Earth radii
Mass
947.13
Earth masses
Orbital Period
54.2
days
Distance
382.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
688
K
Radius (Earth radii)
11.99
Mass (Earth masses)
947.13
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
688 K
Parameter source: Ulmer-Moll et al. 2022
Orbital Period
54.189+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.3130+0.0130−0.0130au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
947.13+50.85−47.67
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
2.9800+0.1600−0.1500
Eccentricity
0.4320+0.0230−0.0230
Argument of Periastron
66.1+3.2−3.2deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
137.00+5.00−5.00m/s
Distance from Earth
382.9 pc (~1249 ly)
Spectral Type
G1 IV
Temperature
5980 K
Mass (Solar)
1.47 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.78 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
46.2926°, -21.9336°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2022
Source ID: NGTS-20 b
NGTS-20 b orbits NGTS-20 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 11.99 Earth radii, a mass of 947.13 Earth masses, an orbital period of 54.19 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 688 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 382.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G1 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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