Finding Earth 2.0
KELT-8 · G2 V

KELT-8 b

Rank #5459 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2015

HZ 0%measured

0.058

Earth-2.0 index

0.058

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

18.16 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass209.768 M⊕measured
Bulk density0.167 g/cm³
Orbital period3.2441 days
Semi-major axis0.04550 au
Eccentricity0.040
Incident flux983.310 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature1423.4 K
Transit-time σ at 2030320.7 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.23 masReflected-light contrast 2.76e-5 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources7 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage67%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostKELT-8
Spectral typeG2 V
Effective temperature5754 K
Radius1.460 R☉
Mass0.810 M☉
Distance197.6 pc / 644.4 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2015