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Exoplanet NGTS-38 b
Exoplanet NGTS-38 b orbits star NGTS-38 that lies 872 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1519.21784 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
872 light years
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NGTS-38 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: NGTS-38
Distance from the star: 0.695 AU
Orbit around star: 180.5279 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet NGTS-38 b around its star is 180.5279 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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Eccentricity: 0.308Basic characteristic
Mass: 1519.21784 M Earth
| 4.7804 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet NGTS-38 b has 1519.21784 Earth masses (or 4.7804 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: 12.116929 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4708 kg/m3 | 85.40 % Earth
Temperature: 458 K | 184.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2026 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 6536-3043-1 b, 2MASS J07145152-2925498 b, Gaia 5606317297918628992 b, TIC 65910228 b
TYC 6536-3043-1 b, 2MASS J07145152-2925498 b, Gaia 5606317297918628992 b, TIC 65910228 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, NGTS-38 b has 4.78 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Venus.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 27622.14 | 1864.07 | 1519.22 | 13811.07 | 4.78 | 15.96 | 104.06 | 88.33 |
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Size | 31.65 | 12.75 | 12.12 | 22.86 | 1.08 | 1.33 | 3.03 | 3.19 |
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Density | 0.87 | 0.9 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 3.78 | 6.76 | 3.74 | 2.72 |
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Distance | 1.78 | 0.96 | 0.7 | 0.46 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
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Temperature | 1.04 | 0.62 | 1.59 | 2.2 | 2.81 | 3.44 | 5.87 | 6.36 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 2 - 2.9 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.