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NGTS-21b: an inflated Super-Jupiter orbiting a metal-poor K dwarf

NGTS-21b: an inflated Super-Jupiter orbiting a metal-poor K dwarf

We report the discovery of NGTS-21b, a massive hot Jupiter orbiting a low-mass star as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The planet has a mass and radius of $2.36 \pm 0.21$ M$_{\rm J}$, and $1.33 \pm 0.03$ R$_{\rm J}$, and an orbital period of 1.543 days. The …