The NGTS-21 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1933.75 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.72 solar masses |
Radius | 0.86 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4660 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.26 decimal exponent |
Age | 10.02 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, NGTS-21 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 750.075 Earth masses |
Density | 1.250 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.908 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0236 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 1.543 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Paranal Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 20 cm Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Andor Ikon-L Camera |
Discovery Date | 2022-10 |
Reference | Alves et al. 2022 |