KELT-9b

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:albedo very low (dark planet)
gptkbp:atmosphere contains atomic iron and titanium
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:diameter 1.891 Jupiter radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy KELT (Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope)
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2016
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 620 light-years
~60 km/s
gptkbp:hostedBy KELT-9
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KELT-9b
gptkbp:inclination ~86.79 degrees
gptkbp:mass 2.88 Jupiter masses
gptkbp:notableFor hottest known exoplanet as of 2017
gptkbp:orbitType 1.481 days
gptkbp:publishedIn Nature, 2017
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis 0.03462 AU
gptkbp:surfaceGravity ~22.9 m/s²
gptkbp:temperature ~4050 K
gptkbp:transitMethod discovered via transit method
gptkbp:type gptkb:Hot_Jupiter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:hot_Jupiter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7