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KELT-6

F8 • 240.7 pc

Records

8

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

9

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 165987272

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from all rows

Numeric fields use the median of non-null measurements. Disagreement stays visible through ranges, counts, and provenance.

Temperature

6266 K

6102 to 6366

8 values • 5 distinct

Mass

1.13 Msun

1.08 to 1.42

6 values • 5 distinct

Radius

1.57 Rsun

1.34 to 1.73

8 values • 8 distinct

Age

4.95 Gyr

4.90 to 6.10

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminosity

0.56 log(Lsun)

0.49 to 0.58

3 values • 3 distinct

Distance

240.7 pc

single adopted value

8 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

F8

Consistent across records

F8 (1)

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

System Layout

Known planets

2 planets linked to this host

KELT-6 c

Radial Velocity

Discovery

2015

Period

1276 days

Radius

Mass

1179.1 M⊕

Eq. Temp

KELT-6 b

Transit

Discovery

2014

Period

7.85 days

Radius

14.29 R⊕

Mass

Eq. Temp

1442 K

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

8

Stellar refs

8

System refs

1

Distancestable

8 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

8 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

8 values • 5 distinct

Massdisputed

6 values • 5 distinct

Radiusdisputed

8 values • 8 distinct

Agedisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

6 values • 5 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

6 values • 5 distinct

Spectral Typestable

1 values • 1 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
62721.131.534.90240.7Bonomo et al. 2017TICv8
62661.221.650.58240.7TICv8TICv8
61021.421.73240.7Stassun et al. 2017TICv8
62661.65240.7ExoFOPTICv8
61021.081.586.100.49F8240.7Collins et al. 2014TICv8
63661.560.56240.7Gaia DR2TICv8
62461.111.345240.7Borsato et al. 2021TICv8
62721.131.534.90240.7Damasso et al. 2015TICv8