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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

KELT-21 b

Orbits Host Star: KELT-21 (Type A8 V) · Distance: 1535.800 Light-Years (470.878 pc)
Planetary Radius
17.777 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1242.715 M⊕
Surface Gravity
3.93 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2051K (+1778°C / +3232°F)
Orbital Period
3.613 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2051 K · +1778°C / +3232°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: KELT-North.

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