KELT-3 b
Orbiting KELT-3
KELT-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-3, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
17.49
Earth radii
Mass
616.59
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.7
days
Distance
210.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
17.49
Mass (Earth masses)
616.59
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
2.703+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
616.59+104.88−104.88
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.9400+0.3300−0.3300
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
179.60+5.80−5.80m/s
Distance from Earth
210.3 pc (~686 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6304 K
Mass (Solar)
1.96 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.70 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
148.6431°, 40.3879°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: KELT-3 b
KELT-3 b orbits KELT-3 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 17.49 Earth radii, a mass of 616.59 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.7 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 210.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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