The NGTS-3 A system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 2426.51 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.02 solar masses |
Radius | 0.93 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5600 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.12 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, NGTS-3 A b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 756.435 Earth masses |
Density | 0.310 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 16.589 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.023 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 1.675 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Paranal Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 20 cm Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Andor Ikon-L Camera |
Discovery Date | 2018-08 |
Reference | Günther et al. 2018 |