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NGTS-4 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/NGTS-4 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

NGTS-4 b

Orbiting NGTS-4

Discovered in 2019 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of NGTS-4 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,019
Method: Transit
Radius: 3.18 R⊕
Mass: 20.6 M⊕
Orbit: 1.337351 days
Distance: 280.555 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.337351 days
Semi-major axis: 0.019 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 3.18 Earth radii
Mass: 20.6 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 3.45 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,650 K
Insolation: 886.9841 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: NGTS-4
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,143 K
Stellar radius: 0.84 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.75 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.28 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 280.555 parsecs
Right ascension: 05h58m23.73s
Declination: -30d48m42.48s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,019
Publication date: 2019-07
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)
Telescope: 20 cm NGTS telescope
Instrument: NGTS CCD array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from NGTS-4 b.

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of NGTS-4 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork