NGTS-1b

NGTS-1b
artist's concept of exoplanet NGTS-1b
Discovery
Discovered byNext-Generation Transit Survey[1]
Discovery date2017
NGTS telescopes together with EulerCam photometric and HARPS spectroscopy followups.
Orbital characteristics
0.0326 AU (4,880,000 km)[2]
Eccentricity0.016[2]
2.6473 JD[2] d
Inclination82.8[2]
StarNGTS-1[3]
Physical characteristics
1.33[2] RJ
Mass0.812[2] MJ
Temperature790.0[2] K

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.[4] The NGTS-1 system is about 716 light-years from Earth in the Columba constellation.[3][1][5]

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  3. ^ a b Bayliss, Danile; et al. (31 October 2017). "NGTS-1b: A hot Jupiter transiting an M-dwarf". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 475 (4): 4467–4475. arXiv:1710.11099. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.475.4467B. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2778. S2CID 39357327.
  4. ^ Griffini, Andrew (2 November 2017). "Huge 'monster' planet could challenge scientists' theory of how worlds form". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ Staff (31 October 2017). "'Monster' planet discovery challenges formation theory". Phys.org. Retrieved 1 November 2017.