KELT-1 b
Orbiting KELT-1
KELT-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-1, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.44
Earth radii
Mass
8654.15
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.2
days
Distance
268.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
12.44
Mass (Earth masses)
8654.15
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Siverd et al. 2012
Orbital Period
1.218+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0247+0.0002−0.0002au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
8654.15+158.91−152.55
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
27.2300+0.5000−0.4800
Eccentricity
0.0099+0.0100−0.0069
Epoch of Periastron
2455914.07+0.24−0.26days(BJD-TDB)
Argument of Periastron
61.0+71.0−79.0deg
Distance from Earth
268.4 pc (~876 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6516 K
Mass (Solar)
1.33 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.47 R☉
Luminosity
0.55 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
0.3621°, 39.3838°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: KELT-1 b
KELT-1 b orbits KELT-1 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.44 Earth radii, a mass of 8,654.15 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.22 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 268.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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