KELT-16

Planetary system · 1450.0 light-years away · also TYC 2688-1839-1

KELT-16 is 1,450 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F7 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (KELT).

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Worth knowing

KELT-16 b goes round its star every 23.3 hours, 91 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KELT-16 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only KELT-16 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF7 V
Surface temperature6,236 K
Mass1.211 solar masses
Radius1.36 solar radii
Luminosity2.52 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.717
Ageabout 3.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun1450.0 light-years (444.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 314.2685°, Dec 31.6610°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KELT-16 b23.3 hours0.0204 AU15.861 R⊕874.03 M⊕Transit, 2017

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.

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