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2012
Discovered
8654.1
Earth Masses
12.44
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,012
Discovery FacilityKELT
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period1.2175 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0247 AU
Eccentricity0.0099
Inclination87.8 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)27.23 MJ
Mass (Earth)8,654.15 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)1.11 RJ
Radius (Earth)12.442 R⊕
Density24.7 g/cm3
Planetary Extremes
Where KELT-1 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass8654.1 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius12.44 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length1.2 days
LightningGlacial
Density24.70 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.025 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Size Comparison
12.44x Earth's radius (1.11x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)KELT-1 b: 29 hours (0.025 AU)
Host Star: KELT-1
Effective Temperature6,516 K
Mass1.335 M☉
Radius1.471 R☉
Size vs Sun1.47x larger
Luminosity3.5075 L☉
Luminosity vs Sun3.508x brighter
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.052
Distance (pc)268.43 pc
Distance (ly)875.5 light-years
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What If You Lived Here?
3913.3 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
55.90g
Lethal
No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.
29 hours
Year length
Unknown sunrise
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