Hot Jupiter · KELT-9
KELT-9 b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2017
Scientific overview
KELT-9 b is a hot jupiter orbiting KELT-9, completing an orbit every 1.4811 days, about 667 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2017 using the transit method.
Host star
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Transit Method
Discovery year
2017
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsKELT-9
- Discovered by methodTransit Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive