Exoplanet

NGTS-3 A b

Orbiting NGTS-3 A

Overview

NGTS-3 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-3 A, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.59

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

756.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

744.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

16.59

Mass (Earth masses)

756.44

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

1.68 days

Distance from Earth

744.0 pc (~2427 ly)

Spectral Type

G6 V

Temperature

5600 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

94.4448°, -35.7064°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources

Source ID: NGTS-3 A b

System Context

NGTS-3 A b orbits NGTS-3 A and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.59 Earth radii, a mass of 756.44 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.68 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 744 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G6 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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