CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
KELT-9 b
Orbits Host Star: KELT-9
(Type A)
· Distance: 666.800 Light-Years (204.455 pc)
Planetary Radius
21.701 R⊕
Planetary Mass
915.346 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.94 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
3921K (3648°C)
Orbital Period
1.481 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (3921 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: KELT-North.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS