| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Columba1 |
| Right ascension | 06h 17m 46.75s2 |
| Declination | −35° 42′ 23.0″2 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.67±0.013 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence + main sequence4 |
| Spectral type | G6 V + K1 V4 |
| B−V color index | +0.773 |
| R−I color index | +0.363 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 8.57±0.054 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -8.8382 mas/yr Dec.: +8.7712 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.3153±0.0193 mas2 |
| Distance | 2,480 ± 40 ly (760 ± 10 pc) |
| Details4 | |
| A | |
| Mass | 1.02±0.09 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.93±0.23 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.72±0.032 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.455 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 |
NGTS-3 is a star system 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 system. The system is located approximately 2,480 light years away, based on parallax measurement, and is receding with a radial velocity of 8.57 km/s.
The system consists of two main sequence stars, classified as G6 and K1, respectively; however, only the properties of the primary star are known. NGTS-3A has a similar mass to that of the Sun, but is 7% smaller in radius. It radiates at 72% of the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,600 K, which gives it the typical yellow hue characteristic 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.4
| 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 ± 0.0000030 | 0? | 89.56+0.31 −0.48 |
1.48 ± 0.37 RJ |
References
References
- Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- Zacharias, N.; Finch, C. T.; Girard, T. M.; Henden, A.; Bartlett, J. L.; Monet, D. G.; Zacharias, M. I. (February 2013). "The Fourth US Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC4)". The Astronomical Journal. 145 (2): 44. arXiv:1212.6182. Bibcode:2013AJ....145...44Z. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/145/2/44. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 119299381.
- Günther, Maximilian N.; et al. (August 2018). "Unmasking the hidden NGTS-3Ab: a hot Jupiter in an unresolved binary system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 478 (4): 4720–4737. arXiv:1805.01378. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.478.4720G. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1193. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Stassun, Keivan G.; et al. (October 2019). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (4): 138. arXiv:1905.10694. Bibcode:2019AJ....158..138S. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. hdl:1721.1/124721. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 166227927.