KELT-10b

KELT-10b
KELT-10b compared to Jupiter
KELT-10b (white) compared to Jupiter
Discovery[1]
Discovered byKuhn et al. 2016
Discovery siteSouth African Astronomical Observatory (KELTSouth)
Discovery datearound 2016
Transit
Orbital characteristics[1]
0.0525 AU[1]
4.16±0.00 d
Inclination88.61°+0.86°
−0.74°
[1]
2,457,066±JD[1]
Semi-amplitude80±m/s[1]
StarKELT-10
Physical characteristics
1.399+0.069
−0.049
 RJ
[1]
Mass0.68±0.04 MJ[1]
Mean density
0.31+0.03
−0.04
 g/cm3
[1] (0.01±0.00 lb/cu in)
Temperature1,377+28
−23
 K
[1]

KELT-10b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type main-sequence star KELT-10 approximately 618 light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. It was discovered using the transit method, and was announced in 2016.

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