KELT-6b
KELT-6b is an exoplanet orbiting the F-type subgiant KELT-6 approximately 791 light years away in the northern constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered in 2013 using the transit method, and was announced in 2014.
KELT-6b (white) compared to Jupiter | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Collins et al. |
| Discovery site | KELTNorth |
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0804±0.0014 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.22±0.11 |
| 7.8457±0.0002 d | |
| Inclination | 88.81°±0.85° |
| 2,456,269.2+1.7 −2.5 JD | |
| 308°+30° −272° | |
| Semi-amplitude | 42.8±4.3 km/s |
| Star | KELT-6 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.30±0.09 RJ |
| Mass | 0.442±0.019 MJ |
Mean density | 0.333+0.120 −0.079 g/cm3(0.012+0.004 −0.002 lb/cu in) |
| Temperature | 1313+59 −38 K |
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