Exoplanet

KELT-7 b

Orbiting KELT-7

Overview

KELT-7 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KELT-7, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

17.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

441.78

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

136.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

17.93

Mass (Earth masses)

441.78

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.735+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

441.78+69.9269.92

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.3900+0.22000.2200

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

138.00+19.0019.00m/s

Distance from Earth

136.7 pc (~446 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6768 K

Mass (Solar)

1.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

78.2956°, 33.3180°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: KELT-7 b

System Context

KELT-7 b orbits KELT-7 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 17.93 Earth radii, a mass of 441.78 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.73 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 136.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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