CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
KELT-2 A b
Orbits Host Star: KELT-2 A
(Type F8)
· Distance: 437.200 Light-Years (134.058 pc)
Planetary Radius
15.132 R⊕
Planetary Mass
540.311 M⊕
Surface Gravity
2.36 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2080K (+1807°C / +3285°F)
Orbital Period
4.114 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2080 K · +1807°C / +3285°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: KELT.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS