The NGTS-15 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 2565.17 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.99 solar masses |
Radius | 0.95 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5600 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.15 decimal exponent |
Age | 3.28 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, NGTS-15 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 238.689 Earth masses |
Density | 0.740 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.330 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0441 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.276 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Paranal Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 20 cm Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Andor Ikon-L Camera |
Discovery Date | 2021-03 |
Reference | Tilbrook et al. 2021 |