Imaginary Picture of NGTS-12 b

Display orbital revolution of NGTS-12 b around the hoststar NGTS-12
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Exoplanet Name : NGTS-12 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0480 (Rjup) 11.7470 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2080 (Mjup) 66.1311 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0757 (AU) 0.0757 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0206
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.53 (Days Obs.) 7.53 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.4792
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 566382.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1224.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1149.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 930.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1456.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1367.4 (K)
Size Class: 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-12
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1474.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 9.4 (GY)
Temperature : 5690 (K)
Spectral type : G4
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.4
IR portion[%]: 48.1
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.4
Right Ascension(RA) 176.2500
Declination (DEC) -35.6406
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-12&submit=SIMBAD+search
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NGTS-12 b
NGTS-12 b

  • NGTS-12 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-12, located about 1474.2 light-years (452.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star NGTS-12 has apparent magnitude of 12.4, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5690 with its spectral types of G4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet NGTS-12 b orbits around the star NGTS-12 every 7.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11324558.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of NGTS-12 b around its host star NGTS-12)


  • The Star NGTS-12 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.115 AU ( 166727232.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.541 AU ( 230460606.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.347 AU ( 351170964.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.454 AU ( 516763457.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of NGTS-12 b : 566382.61 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star NGTS-12)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.161 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.470 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.420 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.557 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-12 distance : 2.603 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-12 distance : 2.746 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star NGTS-12)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.161 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.512 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star NGTS-12 distance : 1.536 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-12 distance : 2.649 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-12 distance : 2.754 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star NGTS-12)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-12 and its Exoplanet NGTS-12 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-12 and its Exoplanet NGTS-12 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star NGTS-12*)
    *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