NGTS-1b
NGTS-1b is a confirmed hot Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting NGTS-1, a red dwarf star about half the mass and radius of the Sun, every 2.65 days. The NGTS-1 system is about 716 light-years from Earth in the Columba constellation.
artist's concept of exoplanet NGTS-1b | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Next-Generation Transit Survey |
| Discovery date | 2017 |
| NGTS telescopes together with EulerCam photometric and HARPS spectroscopy followups. | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0326 AU (4,880,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.016 |
| 2.6473 JD d | |
| Inclination | 82.8 |
| Star | NGTS-1 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.33 RJ |
| Mass | 0.812 MJ |
| Temperature | 790.0 K |
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