Imaginary Picture of NGTS-3A b

Display orbital revolution of NGTS-3A b around the hoststar NGTS-3A
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Exoplanet Name : NGTS-3A b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.4800 (Rjup) 16.5893 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.3800 (Mjup) 756.6924 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0230 (AU) 0.0230 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0046
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.68 (Days Obs.) 1.26 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.7496
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1929904.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1663.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1562.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1264.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1978.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1857.8 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : NGTS-3A
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 3294.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5570 (K)
Spectral type : G9V
UV portion[%]: 7.2
Visible portion[%]: 43.7
IR portion[%]: 49.1
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.6
Apparent Magnitude: 14.6
Right Ascension(RA) 94.4448
Declination (DEC) -35.7064
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NGTS-3A b
NGTS-3A b

  • NGTS-3A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-3A, located about 3294.2 light-years (1010.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star NGTS-3A has apparent magnitude of 14.6, with absolute magnitude of 4.6.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5570 with its spectral types of G9V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet NGTS-3A b orbits around the star NGTS-3A every 1.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3440751.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of NGTS-3A b around its host star NGTS-3A)


  • The Star NGTS-3A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.625 AU ( 93508577.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.864 AU ( 129253291.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.317 AU ( 196953412.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.937 AU ( 289825573.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of NGTS-3A b : 1929904.49 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star NGTS-3A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.656 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.831 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.802 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.880 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-3A distance : 1.475 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-3A distance : 1.556 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star NGTS-3A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.654 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.854 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star NGTS-3A distance : 0.866 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-3A distance : 1.501 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-3A distance : 1.561 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star NGTS-3A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-3A and its Exoplanet NGTS-3A b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-3A and its Exoplanet NGTS-3A b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star NGTS-3A*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102