KELT-24

Planetary system · 314.8 light-years away · also HD 93148, HIP 52796

KELT-24 is 315 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F7 star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (KELT-North).

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Worth knowing

KELT-24 b goes round its star every 5.55 days, 16 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KELT-24 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only KELT-24 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF7
Surface temperature6,426 K
Mass1.268 solar masses
Radius1.338 solar radii
Luminosity2.75 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.34
Ageabout 1.98 billion years
Distance from the Sun314.8 light-years (96.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 161.9090°, Dec 71.6557°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KELT-24 b5.55 days0.0665 AU12.711 R⊕1458.8 M⊕Transit, 2019

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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