KELT-4Ab explained

KELT-4Ab
Discoverer:KELT-North
Discovered:2015
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.04321±
Eccentricity:0.03 ± 0.021
Period:2.9895933 (± 4.9e-06) d
Inclination:83.11 ± 0.057
Mean Radius:1.706 ± 0.085
Mass:0.878 ± 0.07

KELT-4Ab is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star KELT-4A, in the star system KELT-4. The planet is approximately 760abbr=onNaNabbr=on away in the constellation of Leo. The planet was discovered by the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT).

Characteristics

The exoplanet was discovered by transit and is a Hot Jupiter planet orbiting a star in a triple star system, KELT-4. It is the fourth planet found in such a system. As KELT-4A is the brightest host (V~10) of a Hot Jupiter in a hierarchical triple stellar system found so far researchers expect it may be useful in learning more about inflated planets.

Star system

KELT-4 is a triple star system. KELT-4BC is a binary star system subcomponent of the triple, 328± away from KELT-4A and the projected separation between KELT-4B and KELT-4C is 10.3±.

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