.png) NGTS-3Ab compared to Jupiter | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Günther et al. |
| Discovery date | 07 May 2018 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| 0.023+0.007 −0.005 AU | |
| 1.67±0.00 d | |
| Inclination | 89.56°+0.31° −0.48° |
| 2,457,620.16790±0.00095 d | |
| Semi-amplitude | −404±35 m/s |
| Star | NGTS-3 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.48±0.37 RJ[1] | |
| Mass | 2.38±0.26 MJ[1] |
Mean density | 0.31+0.41 −0.15 g/cm3[1] |
NGTS-3Ab is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 2.38 Jupiters, it takes 1.7 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.023 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2018.[2] The Jupiter-like planet is discovered by 39 astronomers, mainly Max Günther, Didier Queloz, Edward Gillen, Laetitia Delrez, and Francois Bouchy.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f Günther, Maximilian N.; Queloz, Didier; Gillen, Edward; Delrez, Laetitia; Bouchy, Francois; McCormac, James; Smalley, Barry; Almleaky, Yaseen; Armstrong, David J. (2018-08-21). "Unmasking the hidden NGTS-3Ab: a hot Jupiter in an unresolved binary system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 478 (4): 4720–4737. arXiv:1805.01378. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.478.4720G. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1193. ISSN 0035-8711.
- ^ "NGTS-3Ab | New World Atlas - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2018-07-03.[dead link]
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