NGTS-14 A

Planetary system · 1050.7 light-years away

NGTS-14 A is 1,051 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K1 V star; the first was found in 2021 by transit (Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)).

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NGTS-14 A b goes round its star every 3.54 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

NGTS-14 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only NGTS-14 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK1 V
Surface temperature5,187 K
Mass0.898 solar masses
Radius0.842 solar radii
Luminosity0.4888 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.268
Ageabout 5.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun1050.7 light-years (322.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 328.5175°, Dec -38.3774°
ConstellationGrus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
NGTS-14 A b3.54 days0.0403 AU4.9768 R⊕29.24 M⊕Transit, 2021

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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