The NGTS-1 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 711.41 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.62 solar masses |
Radius | 0.57 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3916 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, NGTS-1 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 258.078 Earth masses |
Density | 0.420 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.908 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0326 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.016 |
Orbital Period | 2.647 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Paranal Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 20 cm Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Andor Ikon-L Camera |
Discovery Date | 2018-04 |
Reference | Bayliss et al. 2018 |