Exoplanet

KELT-16 b

Orbiting KELT-16

Overview

KELT-16 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-16, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.86

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

874.03

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

444.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

2453

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.86

Mass (Earth masses)

874.03

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

2453 K

Orbital Period

0.97 days

Distance from Earth

444.6 pc (~1450 ly)

Spectral Type

F7 V

Temperature

6236 K

Mass (Solar)

1.21 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.36 R☉

Luminosity

0.40 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

314.2685°, 31.6610°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: KELT-16 b

System Context

KELT-16 b orbits KELT-16 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.86 Earth radii, a mass of 874.03 Earth masses, an orbital period of 0.97 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,453 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 444.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F7 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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