KELT-6
KELT-6, also known as BD+31 2447, is a star in the constellation Coma Berenices. With an apparent magnitude of 10.34, it is impossible to see with the unaided eye, but can be seen with a powerful telescope. The star is located 791 light years away from the Solar System based on parallax, but is drifting away with a radial velocity of 1.62 km/s.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 03m 55.65s |
| Declination | +30° 38′ 24.28″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.34±0.05 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F8IV-V |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 1.62±0.27 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −5.106±0.052 mas/yr Dec.: +15.640±0.046 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 4.1255 ± 0.0338 mas |
| Distance | 791 ± 6 ly (242 ± 2 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.13±0.06 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.53±0.14 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3.25+0.94 −0.81 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.07±0.06 cgs |
| Temperature | 6,272±61 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.28 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 4.53±0.26 km/s |
| Age | 4.9+0.7 −0.5 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
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