Imaginary Picture of KELT-9 b

Display orbital revolution of KELT-9 b around the hoststar HD 195689
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Exoplanet Name : KELT-9 b
Alternate Name : HD 195689 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.8400 (Rjup) 20.6246 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.8800 (Mjup) 915.6614 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0337 (AU) 0.0337 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0041
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.48 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.1526
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 28918917.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 3272.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 3073.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 2486.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 3892.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 3655.2 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Spectrum
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : HD 195689
Alternate Name : KELT-9
Star Distance(LY) : 670.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.6 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.0 (Msun Measured) 2.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 10170 (K)
Spectral type : A0
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 1.0
Apparent Magnitude: 7.6
Right Ascension(RA) 307.8598
Declination (DEC) 39.9388
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 03157-00638
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+195689+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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KELT-9 b
KELT-9 b

  • KELT-9 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 195689, located about 670.8 light-years (205.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star HD 195689 has apparent magnitude of 7.6, with absolute magnitude of 1.0.
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet KELT-9 b orbits around the star HD 195689 every 1.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 5038456.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of KELT-9 b around its host star HD 195689)


  • The Star HD 195689 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 3.543 AU ( 530052403.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 4.898 AU ( 732670941.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 7.463 AU ( 1116428374.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 10.982 AU ( 1642873260.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of KELT-9 b : 28918917.79 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star HD 195689)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 195689 distance : 5.079 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star HD 195689 distance : 6.441 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star HD 195689 distance : 6.242 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star HD 195689 distance : 6.741 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 195689 distance : 11.495 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 195689 distance : 12.088 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star HD 195689)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star HD 195689 distance : 4.157 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star HD 195689 distance : 6.447 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star HD 195689 distance : 5.501 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star HD 195689 distance : 11.437 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star HD 195689 distance : 11.894 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star HD 195689)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star HD 195689 and its Exoplanet KELT-9 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star HD 195689 and its Exoplanet KELT-9 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 195689*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102