Temperature
6236 K
6236 to 6430
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Stellar HostProfile
KELT-16
F7 V • 444.6 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 236445129
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: Oberst et al. 2017 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.21 Msun
1.20 to 1.30
Radius
1.36 Rsun
1.31 to 1.41
Age
3.10 Gyr
3 to 3.10
Luminosity
0.40 log(Lsun)
0.40 to 0.49
Distance
444.6 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
F7 V
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.36 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
KELT-16
1.36 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
KELT-16 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2017
Period
0.97 days
Radius
15.86 R⊕
Mass
874.0 M⊕
Eq. Temp
2453 K
KELT-16 b: A Giant Planet in a Distant System
KELT-16 is an F7 V star located 1450 light-years away. The star is 3.1 billion years old and has a mass of 1.21 solar masses, a radius of 1.36 solar radii, and a temperature of 6240 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
KELT-16 b is a Jupiter-like planet discovered by the transit method in 2017. Its orbital period is 0.969 days. The planet has a radius of 15.9 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and a mean density of 1.21 g/cm³, or 0.219 times Earth's. Its mass estimate is 874 Earth masses, roughly 2.75 times Jupiter's mass, and larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6237 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 3 | — | — | 444.6 | Mancini et al. 2022 | TICv8 |
| 6430 | 1.30 | 1.41 | — | 0.49 | — | 444.6 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6236 | 1.21 | 1.36 | 3.10 | 0.40 | F7 V | 444.6 | Oberst et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6369.3 | — | 1.38 | — | 0.45 | — | 444.6 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6430 | — | 1.41 | — | — | — | 444.6 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |