Exoplanet

KELT-15 b

Orbiting KELT-15

Overview

KELT-15 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-15, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

19.50

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

416.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

324.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

19.50

Mass (Earth masses)

416.36

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

3.329+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

416.36+136.67−136.67

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.3100+0.4300−0.4300

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

110.00+26.00−26.00m/s

Distance from Earth

324.7 pc (~1059 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6003 K

Mass (Solar)

2.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.78 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

117.4150°, -52.1204°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: KELT-15 b

System Context

KELT-15 b orbits KELT-15 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 19.5 Earth radii, a mass of 416.36 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 3.33 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 324.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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