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NGTS-2 b

Host star NGTS-2 • 18.21 R⊕ • 4.51 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

18.21 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

235.2 M⊕

median non-null value

NGTS-2

1533.5 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-2

Discovery

Transit

Year

2018

Period

4.51 day

Radius

18.55 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1599 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 18.21 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

NGTS-2 b

18.21 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

4 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Massstable

1 values • 1 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2018TransitNext-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)20 cm NGTS telescope4.51 day18.55 Rearth1599 KExoFOP
2018TransitNext-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)20 cm NGTS telescope4.51 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2018TransitNext-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)20 cm NGTS telescope4.51 dayKokori et al. 2023
2018TransitNext-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)20 cm NGTS telescope4.51 day17.88 Rearth235.2 Mearth1468 KRaynard et al. 2018