The NGTS-2 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1162.39 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.64 solar masses |
Radius | 1.7 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6478 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.06 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.17 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, NGTS-2 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 235.194 Earth masses |
Density | 0.226 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 17.878 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.063 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 4.511 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Paranal Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 20 cm Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Andor Ikon-L Camera |
Discovery Date | 2018-12 |
Reference | Raynard et al. 2018 |