NGTS-3

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NGTS-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Columba
Right ascension 06h 17m 46.75s [1]
Declination −35° 42′ 23.05″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.67±0.01 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G6 V + K1 V
B−V color index +0.77 [2]
R−I color index +0.36 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.57±0.05 [3]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: -8.838 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: +8.771 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3153 ± 0.0193  mas [1]
Distance 2,480 ± 40  ly
(760 ± 10  pc)
Details [3]
A
Mass 1.02±0.09  M☉
Radius 0.93±0.23  R☉
Luminosity 0.72±0.03 [1]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.45 [4]   cgs
Temperature 5,600±150  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.12±0.15  dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.0±0.7 km/s
Other designations
Gaia DR2  2885350546895266432
Database references
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia 		data

NGTS-3 is a star located in the southern constellation Columba. With an apparent magnitude of 14.67, it requires a powerful telescope to observe. However, NGTS-3 is actually an unresolved spectroscopic binary. The system is located 2,480 light years away based on parallax, but is drifting away with a radial velocity of 8.57 km/s.

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Properties

The system contains two main sequence stars of classes G6 and K1 respectively; only the primary properties is known. NGTS-3A has a similar mass to the Sun, but is 7% smaller. It radiates at 72% the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,600  K , which gives it a typical yellow hue of a G-type star.

Planetary System

In 2018, the NGTS survey discovered an inflated hot Jupiter orbiting NGTS-3A despite the components being visually unresolved. [3]

The NGTS-3A planetary system [3]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 2.38 ± 0.26  MJ 0.023+0.007
−0.005		1.6753728 ± 0.00000300?89.56+0.31
−0.48 ° 		1.48 ± 0.37  RJ

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References

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