CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
KELT-8 b
Orbits Host Star: KELT-8
(Type G2 V)
· Distance: 644.400 Light-Years (197.572 pc)
Planetary Radius
18.159 R⊕
Planetary Mass
209.768 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.64 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1675K (1402°C)
Orbital Period
3.244 days
Discovery Year
2015 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1675 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: KELT.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS