Imaginary Picture of KELT-20 b

Display orbital revolution of KELT-20 b around the hoststar MASCARA-2
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Exoplanet Name : KELT-20 b
Alternate Name : "HD 185603 b, MASCARA-2 b, KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.8300 (Rjup) 20.5125 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 3.5180 (Mjup) 1118.5059 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0542 (AU) 0.0542 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0095
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.47 (Days Obs.) 3.35 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.6583
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 6949467.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2291.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2152.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1741.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2725.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2559.2 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : MASCARA-2
Alternate Name : HD 185603
Star Distance(LY) : 456.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.9 (Msun Measured) 1.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.2 (GY)
Temperature : 8980 (K)
Spectral type : A2
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: -2.7
Apparent Magnitude: 3.0
Right Ascension(RA) 294.6625
Declination (DEC) 31.2192
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 02393-00852
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Allyson Bieryla, Karen Collins, Thomas G. Beatty, Jason Eastman, Robert J. Siverd, Joshua Pepper, B. Scott Gaudi, Keivan G. Stassun, Caleb Canas, David W. Latham et al."
Discovery Paper - Title KELT-7b: A hot Jupiter transiting a bright V=8.54 rapidly rotating F-star
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=KELT-7+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/KELT-7%20b/
KELT-20 b
KELT-20 b

  • KELT-20 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star MASCARA-2, located about 456.8 light-years (140.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star MASCARA-2 has apparent magnitude of 3.0, with absolute magnitude of -2.7.
  • It is 1.9 times more massive and 1.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 8980 with its spectral types of A2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet KELT-20 b orbits around the star MASCARA-2 every 3.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 8108204.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of KELT-20 b around its host star MASCARA-2)


  • The Star MASCARA-2 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 2.795 AU ( 418148716.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.864 AU ( 577990802.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 5.887 AU ( 880730073.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 8.663 AU ( 1296032885.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of KELT-20 b : 6949467.84 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star MASCARA-2)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 2.758 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 3.495 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 3.376 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 3.688 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 6.054 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 6.382 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star MASCARA-2)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 2.808 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 3.555 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 3.716 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 6.146 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star MASCARA-2 distance : 6.392 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star MASCARA-2)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star MASCARA-2 and its Exoplanet KELT-20 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star MASCARA-2 and its Exoplanet KELT-20 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star MASCARA-2*)
    *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