KELT-4 A

Planetary system · 711.2 light-years away · also HIP 51260

KELT-4 A is 711 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (KELT).

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Worth knowing

KELT-4 A b goes round its star every 2.99 days, 29 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KELT-4 A is one of 3 stars in its system. The position of the other 2 is not catalogued, so only KELT-4 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF
Surface temperature6,206 K
Mass1.201 solar masses
Radius1.603 solar radii
Luminosity3.43 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.98
Ageabout 4.44 billion years
Distance from the Sun711.2 light-years (218.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 157.0626°, Dec 25.5731°
ConstellationLeo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KELT-4 A b2.99 days0.0432 AU19.044 R⊕286.68 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.

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