Imaginary Picture of NGTS-21 b

Display orbital revolution of NGTS-21 b around the hoststar NGTS-21
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Exoplanet Name : NGTS-21 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.3300 (Rjup) 14.9080 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.3600 (Mjup) 750.3337 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0236 (AU) 0.0236 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0042
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.54 (Days Obs.) 1.56 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.3761
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 767929.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1321.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1240.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1003.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1571.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1475.5 (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-21
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 2090.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 10.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4660 (K)
Spectral type : K4
UV portion[%]: 2.1
Visible portion[%]: 33.6
IR portion[%]: 64.3
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 6.6
Apparent Magnitude: 15.6
Right Ascension(RA) 311.2583
Declination (DEC) -35.4278
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NGTS-21 b
NGTS-21 b

  • NGTS-21 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGTS-21, located about 2090.7 light-years (641.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star NGTS-21 has apparent magnitude of 15.6, with absolute magnitude of 6.6.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4660 with its spectral types of K4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet NGTS-21 b orbits around the star NGTS-21 every 1.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3530509.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of NGTS-21 b around its host star NGTS-21)


  • The Star NGTS-21 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.405 AU ( 60524107.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.559 AU ( 83660134.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.852 AU ( 127479530.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.254 AU ( 187591713.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of NGTS-21 b : 767929.54 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star NGTS-21)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.444 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.562 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.543 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.596 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-21 distance : 1.034 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-21 distance : 1.091 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star NGTS-21)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.438 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.580 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star NGTS-21 distance : 0.580 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star NGTS-21 distance : 1.051 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star NGTS-21 distance : 1.093 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star NGTS-21)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-21 and its Exoplanet NGTS-21 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star NGTS-21 and its Exoplanet NGTS-21 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star NGTS-21*)
    *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