NGTS-5 b
Orbiting NGTS-5
NGTS-5 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-5, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.73
Earth radii
Mass
72.78
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.4
days
Distance
306.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
952
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.73
Mass (Earth masses)
72.78
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
952 K
Orbital Period
3.36 days
Distance from Earth
306.8 pc (~1001 ly)
Spectral Type
K2 V
Temperature
4987 K
Mass (Solar)
0.66 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.74 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
221.0583°, 5.6054°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2019
Source ID: NGTS-5 b
NGTS-5 b orbits NGTS-5 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.73 Earth radii, a mass of 72.78 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.36 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 952 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 306.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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