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NGTS-15 b

Host star NGTS-15 • 11.38 R⊕ • 3.28 d orbit

Records

2

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

11.38 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

238.7 M⊕

median non-null value

NGTS-15

1156.3 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.

Host Star

NGTS-15

Discovery

Transit

Year

2021

Period

3.28 day

Radius

12.33 Rearth

Mass

238.7 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1146 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 11.38 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

NGTS-15 b

11.38 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

2

Refs

2

Methods

1

Discoverystable

2 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

2 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

2 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Massstable

1 values • 1 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2021TransitNext-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)20 cm NGTS telescope3.28 day12.33 Rearth238.7 Mearth1146 KTilbrook et al. 2021
2021TransitNext-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)20 cm NGTS telescope3.28 day10.43 Rearth1166.5 KExoFOP