KELT-6

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KELT-6
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 13h 03m 55.65s [1]
Declination +30° 38 24.28 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.34±0.05 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F8IV-V [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)1.62±0.27 [1]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −5.106±0.052  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: +15.640±0.046  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)4.1255 ± 0.0338  mas [1]
Distance 791 ± 6  ly
(242 ± 2  pc)
Details
Mass 1.13±0.06 [3]   M
Radius 1.53±0.14 [3]   R
Luminosity 3.25+0.94
−0.81
[2]   L
Surface gravity (log g)4.07±0.06 [4]   cgs
Temperature 6,272±61 [3]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.28 [4]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.53±0.26 [5]  km/s
Age 4.9+0.7
−0.5
[3]   Gyr
Other designations
BD+31 2447, Gaia DR2  1464700950221781504
Database references
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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KELT-6, also known as BD+31 2447, is a star in the constellation Coma Berenices. With an apparent magnitude of 10.34, it is impossible to see with the unaided eye, but can be seen with a powerful telescope. The star is located 791 light years away from the Solar System based on parallax, but is drifting away with a radial velocity of 1.62 km/s.

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Properties

KELT-6 is an F-type star that is 13% more massive and 53% larger than the Sun. It radiates at 3.25 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,727 K. KELT-6 has a projected rotational velocity of 4.53 km/s, and is slightly older than the Sun, with an age of 4.9 billion years. Unlike most hosts, the planet has a poor metallicity, with 52.5% the abundance of heavy metals compared to the Sun.

Planetary System

In 2013, a long period "hot Jupiter" was discovered orbiting the star using the transit method. [2] Another planet was discovered in 2015 using radial velocity (Doppler spectroscopy) method. [5]

The KELT-6 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 0.44±0.02 [3]   MJ 0.08±0.00 [3] 7.85±0.00 [3] 0.22±0.11 [4] 88.81±0.85 [4] ° 1.18±0.11 [3]   RJ
c 3.71±0.21 [5]   MJ 2.39±0.11 [5] 1,276+81
−67
[5]
0.21±0.04 [5]

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