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Exoplanet NGTS 23 b
Exoplanet NGTS 23 b orbits star NGTS 23 that lies 3433 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 194.877 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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NGTS 23 b
Exoplanet
Star: NGTS 23
Distance from the star: 0.0504 AU
Orbit around star: 4.076 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet NGTS 23 b around its star is 4.076 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 194.877 M Earth
| 0.6132 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet NGTS 23 b has 194.877 Earth masses (or 0.6132 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 14.202 R Earth | 1.3 R Jupiter
Density: 375 kg/m3 | 6.80 % Earth
Temperature: 1327 K | 1053.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2022 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J04414374-4002404 b, TIC 77287067 b
2MASS J04414374-4002404 b, TIC 77287067 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, NGTS 23 b has 61 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 3543.22 | 239.11 | 194.88 | 1771.61 | 0.61 | 2.05 | 13.35 | 11.33 |
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Size | 37.09 | 14.95 | 14.2 | 26.8 | 1.27 | 1.56 | 3.55 | 3.74 |
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Density | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.3 | 0.54 | 0.3 | 0.22 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.02 | 1.8 | 4.61 | 6.38 | 8.14 | 9.98 | 17.01 | 18.43 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.5 - 2.1 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.