NGTS-8 b
Orbiting NGTS-8
NGTS-8 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-8, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.22
Earth radii
Mass
295.58
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.5
days
Distance
429.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1345
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.22
Mass (Earth masses)
295.58
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1345 K
Orbital Period
2.50 days
Distance from Earth
429.0 pc (~1399 ly)
Spectral Type
K0 V
Temperature
5241 K
Mass (Solar)
0.89 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.98 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
328.9759°, -14.0684°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2019
Source ID: NGTS-8 b
NGTS-8 b orbits NGTS-8 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.22 Earth radii, a mass of 295.58 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.5 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,345 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 429 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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