The NGTS-9 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1986.71 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.34 solar masses |
Radius | 1.38 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6330 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.31 decimal exponent |
Age | 0.96 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, NGTS-9 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 921.707 Earth masses |
Density | 2.930 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 11.994 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.058 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.06 |
Orbital Period | 4.435 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | Paranal Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 20 cm Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Andor Ikon-L Camera |
Discovery Date | 2020-01 |
Reference | Costes et al. 2020 |