KELT-19 A

Planetary system · 979.4 light-years away

KELT-19 A is 979 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this A8 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (KELT).

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Worth knowing

KELT-19 A b goes round its star every 4.61 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KELT-19 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only KELT-19 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeA8 V
Surface temperature7,500 K
Mass1.62 solar masses
Radius1.83 solar radii
Luminosity9.5 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.857
Distance from the Sun979.4 light-years (300.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 111.5095°, Dec 7.6158°
ConstellationCanis Minor

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KELT-19 A b4.61 days0.0637 AU21.409 R⊕1293.6 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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