Exoplanet

KELT-17 b

Orbiting KELT-17

Overview

KELT-17 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-17, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

17.09

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

416.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

226.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

2087

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

17.09

Mass (Earth masses)

416.36

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

2087 K

Orbital Period

3.08 days

Distance from Earth

226.5 pc (~739 ly)

Spectral Type

A

Temperature

7454 K

Mass (Solar)

1.64 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.65 R☉

Luminosity

0.88 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

125.6174°, 13.7353°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: KELT-17 b

System Context

KELT-17 b orbits KELT-17 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 17.09 Earth radii, a mass of 416.36 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.08 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,087 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 226.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as A, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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