KELT-6 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting KELT-6.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 15 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 165 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 7.8 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
14.57 × Earth
Mass
165.3 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
7.846 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
KELT-6
Spectral class
F — yellow-white
Surface temperature
6,102 K
Radius
1.73 × Sun
Mass
1.42 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
785.1 light-years (240.7 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
2

Discovery

Year
2014
Method
Transit
Facility
KELT

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