NGTS-4b

NGTS-4b
Discovery
Discovered byWatson et al.
Discovery siteNext-Generation Transit Survey, Paranal Observatory, Chile
Discovery date2019
Transit
Designations
TOI-1926 b
Orbital characteristics
0.019±0.005 AU
Eccentricity0
1.3373508±0.000008 days
Inclination82.5°±5.8°
StarNGTS-4
Physical characteristics
0.2837±0.0232 RJ
Mass0.0648±0.009 MJ

NGTS-4b is a Neptune-like planet orbiting the early K-type star NGTS-4, nicknamed the "forbidden planet" for its existence within the Neptunian desert, a location where very few Neptunian planets are found orbiting their stars.