NGTS-38

Planetary system · 876.2 light-years away · also TYC 6536-3043-1

NGTS-38 is 876 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,310 K star; the first was found in 2026 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

NGTS-38 b takes 180.5 days to go round its star once.

The star

Surface temperature6,310 K
Mass1.46 solar masses
Radius1.88 solar radii
Luminosity4.922 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.225
Ageabout 2.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun876.2 light-years (268.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 108.7148°, Dec -29.4306°
ConstellationCanis Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
NGTS-38 b180.5 days0.697 AU12.117 R⊕1516 M⊕Transit, 2026

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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