Exoplanet

KELT-24 b

Orbiting KELT-24

Overview

KELT-24 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-24, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.71

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1458.83

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

96.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1391

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.71

Mass (Earth masses)

1458.83

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1391 K

Parameter source: Giovinazzi et al. 2024

Orbital Period

5.551+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0665+0.0011−0.0011au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1458.83+57.21−57.21

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

4.5900+0.1800−0.1800

Eccentricity

0.0319+0.0079−0.0074

Epoch of Periastron

2457145.77+0.39−0.43days(BJD-TDB)

Argument of Periastron

3.0+26.0−27.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

449.10+7.20−7.70m/s

Distance from Earth

96.5 pc (~315 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6426 K

Mass (Solar)

1.27 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.34 R☉

Luminosity

0.44 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

161.9090°, 71.6557°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: KELT-24 b

System Context

KELT-24 b orbits KELT-24 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.71 Earth radii, a mass of 1,458.83 Earth masses, an orbital period of 5.55 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,391 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 96.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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