KELT-10

Planetary system · 614.5 light-years away

KELT-10 is 614 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (KELT-South).

Fly there in 3D

Worth knowing

KELT-10 b goes round its star every 4.17 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature5,948 K
Mass1.112 solar masses
Radius1.209 solar radii
Luminosity1.65 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.617
Ageabout 4.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun614.5 light-years (188.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 284.5484°, Dec -47.0033°
ConstellationTelescopium

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KELT-10 b4.17 days0.0525 AU15.681 R⊕215.81 M⊕Transit, 2016

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

Sources

Privacy