Imaginary Picture of NGTS-9 b

Display orbital revolution of NGTS-9 b around the hoststar NGTS-9
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Exoplanet Name : NGTS-9 b
Alternate Name : TOI-1935 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0700 (Rjup) 11.9936 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.9000 (Mjup) 922.0202 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0580 (AU) 0.0580 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0600
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0121
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.44 (Days Obs.) 4.41 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 6.4097
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1114607.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1450.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1361.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1101.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1724.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1619.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Spectrum
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : NGTS-9
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 2021.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.3 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6330 (K)
Spectral type : F8V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 12.8
Right Ascension(RA) 141.9208
Declination (DEC) -19.3472
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGTS-9&submit=SIMBAD+search
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NGTS-9 b
NGTS-9 b

  • NGTS-9 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-9, located about 2021.3 light-years (619.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star NGTS-9 has apparent magnitude of 12.8, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6330 with its spectral types of F8V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet NGTS-9 b orbits around the star NGTS-9 every 4.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8676676.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of NGTS-9 b around its host star NGTS-9)


  • The Star NGTS-9 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.198 AU ( 179202728.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.656 AU ( 247705002.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.523 AU ( 377447607.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.713 AU ( 555430688.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of NGTS-9 b : 1114607.18 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star NGTS-9)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.201 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.521 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.468 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.609 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-9 distance : 2.653 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-9 distance : 2.798 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star NGTS-9)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.217 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.560 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star NGTS-9 distance : 1.610 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-9 distance : 2.700 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-9 distance : 2.808 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star NGTS-9)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-9 and its Exoplanet NGTS-9 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-9 and its Exoplanet NGTS-9 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star NGTS-9*)
    *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