NGTS-3

NGTS-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Columba
Right ascension 06h 17m 46.75s[1]
Declination −35° 42′ 23.05″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.67±0.01[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G6 V + K1 V
B−V color index +0.77[2]
R−I color index +0.36[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.57±0.05[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -8.838[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +8.771[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3153 ± 0.0193 mas[1]
Distance2,480 ± 40 ly
(760 ± 10 pc)
Details[3]
A
Mass1.02±0.09 M
Radius0.93±0.23 R
Luminosity0.72±0.03[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.45[4] cgs
Temperature5,600±150 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.12±0.15 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.0±0.7 km/s
Other designations
Gaia DR2 2885350546895266432
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

NGTS-3 is a star system located in the southern constellation Columba. With an apparent magnitude of 14.67, it requires a powerful telescope to observe. However, NGTS-3 is actually an unresolved spectroscopic binary system. The system is located approximately 2,480 light years away, based on parallax measurement, and is receding with a radial velocity of 8.57 km/s.

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