KELT-10b
KELT-10b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type main-sequence star KELT-10 approximately 618 light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. It was discovered using the transit method, and was announced in 2016.
KELT-10b (white) compared to Jupiter | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Kuhn et al. 2016 |
| Discovery site | South African Astronomical Observatory (KELTSouth) |
| Discovery date | around 2016 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0525 AU | |
| 4.16±0.00 d | |
| Inclination | 88.61°+0.86° −0.74° |
| 2,457,066±0 JD | |
| Semi-amplitude | 80±3 m/s |
| Star | KELT-10 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.399+0.069 −0.049 RJ |
| Mass | 0.68±0.04 MJ |
Mean density | 0.31+0.03 −0.04 g/cm3 (0.01±0.00 lb/cu in) |
| Temperature | 1,377+28 −23 K |
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