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KELT-1 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/KELT-1 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

KELT-1 b

Orbiting KELT-1

Discovered in 2012 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,012
Method: Transit
Radius: 12.442 R⊕
Mass: 8,654.15 M⊕
Orbit: 1.217514 days
Distance: 268.43 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.217514 days
Semi-major axis: 0.02466 AU
Eccentricity: 0.0099
Radius: 12.442 Earth radii
Mass: 8,654.15 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 24.7 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,361 K
Insolation: 5,165.92 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: KELT-1
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 6,516 K
Stellar radius: 1.471 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.335 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.052 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 268.43 parsecs
Right ascension: 00h01m26.90s
Declination: +39d23m01.66s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,012
Publication date: 2012-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: KELT
Telescope: Mamiya 645 80mm f/1.9
Instrument: Apogee 4K CCD Sensor
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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