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Exoplanet KELT 16 b
Exoplanet KELT 16 b orbits star KELT 16 that lies 1451 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 874.244 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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KELT 16 b
Exoplanet, gas giant, ultra-short period
Star: KELT 16
Distance from the star: 0.02044 AU
Orbit around star: 0.968995 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet KELT 16 b around its star is 0.968995 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 874.244 M Earth
| 2.7509 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet KELT 16 b has 874.244 Earth masses (or 2.7509 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 15.861 R Earth | 1.4 R Jupiter
Density: 1208 kg/m3 | 21.91 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 2688-1839-1 b, 2MASS J20570443+3139397 b
TYC 2688-1839-1 b, 2MASS J20570443+3139397 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, KELT 16 b has 2.75 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 15895.35 | 1072.69 | 874.24 | 7947.67 | 2.75 | 9.18 | 59.88 | 50.83 |
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Size | 41.42 | 16.7 | 15.86 | 29.93 | 1.42 | 1.74 | 3.97 | 4.17 |
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Density | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 0.97 | 1.73 | 0.96 | 0.7 |
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Distance | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.7 - 2.4 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.