KELT-2 A b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting KELT-2 A.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 15 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 540 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 4.1 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
15.13 × Earth
Mass
540.3 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
4.114 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
KELT-2 A
Spectral class
F — yellow-white
Surface temperature
6,327 K
Radius
1.93 × Sun
Mass
1.54 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
437.2 light-years (134.1 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2012
Method
Transit
Facility
KELT

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.