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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

KELT-18 b

Orbits Host Star: KELT-18 (Type F4 V) · Distance: 1048.200 Light-Years (321.376 pc)
Planetary Radius
17.598 R⊕
Planetary Mass
375.039 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.21 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2085K (+1812°C / +3294°F)
Orbital Period
2.872 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2085 K · +1812°C / +3294°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: KELT-North.

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