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Exoplanet KELT-8 b
Exoplanet KELT-8 b orbits star KELT-8 that lies 643 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 263.863 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
643 light years
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KELT-8 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: KELT-8
Distance from the star: 0.0382 AU
Orbit around star: 3.244081 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet KELT-8 b around its star is 3.244081 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.047Basic characteristic
Mass: 263.863 M Earth
| 0.8303 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet KELT-8 b has 263.863 Earth masses (or 0.8303 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: 17.777 R Earth | 1.6 R Jupiter
Density: 259 kg/m3 | 4.70 % Earth
Temperature: 1675 K | 1401.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2015 (transit)Advertisement
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, KELT-8 b has 83 % of 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 | 4797.51 | 323.76 | 263.86 | 2398.75 | 0.83 | 2.77 | 18.07 | 15.34 |
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Size | 46.43 | 18.71 | 17.78 | 33.54 | 1.59 | 1.95 | 4.44 | 4.68 |
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Density | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.37 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.81 | 2.27 | 5.82 | 8.05 | 10.28 | 12.59 | 21.47 | 23.26 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.3 - 1.9 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.