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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

KELT-1 b

Orbits Host Star: KELT-1 · Distance: 875.500 Light-Years (268.430 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.442 R⊕
Planetary Mass
8654.150 M⊕
Surface Gravity
55.9 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2361K (+2088°C / +3790°F)
Orbital Period
1.218 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2361 K · +2088°C / +3790°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: KELT.

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