CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

KELT-6 b

Orbits Host Star: KELT-6 (Type F8) · Distance: 785.100 Light-Years (240.726 pc)

Planetary Radius

14.572 R⊕

Planetary Mass

165.272 M⊕

Surface Gravity

0.78 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

1313K (+1040°C / +1904°F)

Orbital Period

7.846 days

Discovery Year

2014 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1313 K · +1040°C / +1904°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: KELT.

Other Worlds in the KELT-6 System (1)

KELT-6 c

Gas Giant · 1276d

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