KELT-6 c

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting KELT-6.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 1,179 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 3.5 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
1,179 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
1,276 days
Average distance from its star
2.39 AU

Star

Host star
KELT-6
Spectral class
F — yellow-white
Surface temperature
6,272 K
Radius
1.529 × Sun
Mass
1.126 × Sun
Age
4.9 billion years

System

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

Discovery

Year
2015
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Multiple Observatories

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