Temperature
6003 K
6003 to 6505
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KELT-15
Unclassified star • 324.7 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 268644785
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Rodriguez et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.18 Msun
1.18 to 2.06
Radius
1.48 Rsun
1.48 to 1.78
Luminosity
0.41 log(Lsun)
0.41 to 0.57
Distance
324.7 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.48 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
KELT-15
1.48 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
KELT-15 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
3.33 days
Radius
19.50 R⊕
Mass
416.4 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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KELT-15 and Its Giant Planet
KELT-15 is a star system 1060 light-years away whose host star has a reported mass estimate of 1.18 solar masses, a radius estimate of 1.48 solar radii, and a temperature of 6000 K. Each of these values is larger or hotter than the Sun's corresponding value. One planet has been found orbiting this star.
That planet is KELT-15 b, a Jupiter-like world discovered by the transit method in 2016. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, dimming the observed brightness; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. KELT-15 b completes an orbit every 3.33 days. Its reported radius estimate is 19.5 Earth radii and its reported mass estimate is 416 Earth masses; both are larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 0.309 g/cm³, which is 0.0561 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6003 | 2.06 | 1.78 | — | — | — | 324.7 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6003 | — | 1.52 | — | — | — | 324.7 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 6505 | 1.33 | 1.52 | — | 0.57 | — | 324.7 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6012.3 | — | 1.58 | — | 0.47 | — | 324.7 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6003 | 1.18 | 1.48 | — | 0.41 | — | 324.7 | Rodriguez et al. 2016 | TICv8 |