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KELT-9 b

Orbiting KELT-9, discovered in 2017 (7522) by KELT-North via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius21.70 R⊕
Mass915.35 M⊕
Orbital period1.48 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.000
Equilibrium temperature3921 K (3648 °C)

Host star — KELT-9

Temperature9270 K (8997 °C)
Radius2.42 R☉
Mass2.32 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth204.5 pc (~667 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination307.8599 / 39.9389

Last refreshed 2026-09-13 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.