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Exoplanet KELT-5 b
Exoplanet KELT-5 b orbits star KELT-5 that lies 1567 light years away from the Sun.
It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1567 light years
1567 light years
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KELT-5 b
Exoplanet
Star: KELT-5
Distance from the star: 0.0509 AU
Orbit around star: 3.02 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet KELT-5 b around its star is 3.02 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
Size: 16.477 R Earth | 1.5 R Jupiter
Temperature: 1814 K | 1540.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2017 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-1414 b, BD+37 4838 b
TOI-1414 b, BD+37 4838 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, KELT-5 b orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Size | 43.03 | 17.34 | 16.48 | 31.09 | 1.47 | 1.81 | 4.12 | 4.34 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 4.12 | 2.46 | 6.3 | 8.72 | 11.13 | 13.64 | 23.26 | 25.19 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 2.2 - 3.2 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.