NGTS-3 A b
Orbiting NGTS-3 A
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.
Radius
16.59
Earth radii
Mass
756.44
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.7
days
Distance
744.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
16.59
Mass (Earth masses)
756.44
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Günther et al. 2018
Orbital Period
1.675+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0230+0.0070−0.0050au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
756.44+82.64−82.64
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
2.3800+0.2600−0.2600
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
-404.00+35.00−35.00m/s
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
Source ID: NGTS-3 A b
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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