Exoplanet

KELT-10 b

Orbiting KELT-10

Overview

KELT-10 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-10, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.68

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

215.81

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

188.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1377

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.68

Mass (Earth masses)

215.81

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1377 K

Orbital Period

4.17 days

Distance from Earth

188.4 pc (~614 ly)

Spectral Type

G0 V

Temperature

5948 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.21 R☉

Luminosity

0.22 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.5484°, -47.0033°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: KELT-10 b

System Context

KELT-10 b orbits KELT-10 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.68 Earth radii, a mass of 215.81 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.17 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,377 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 188.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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