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KELT-9b is an exoplanet—more specifically, an ultra-hot Jupiter—that orbits the late B-type/early A-type star KELT-9,[4] located about 670 light-years from Earth.[4] Detected using the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope, the discovery of KELT-9b was announced in 2016.[5][1] As of October 2022, it is the hottest known exoplanet.[6]

KELT-9b
Artist's impression of KELT-9b and its parent star
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis
0.03462+0.00110
−0.00093 AU
Orbital period (sidereal)
1.4811235±0.0000011[1] d
Inclination86.79±0.25[1]
StarHD 195689
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.891+0.061
−0.053[1] RJ
Mass2.17±0.56[2] MJ
Mean density
530±0.15 kg m−3
Albedo<0.007[3]
Temperature4050±180[1] K

    Host star


    The star is 2-3 times bigger and 2-6 times more massive than the sun. The surface temperature of the host star, KELT-9, is 10,170 K, unusually hot for a star with a transiting planet. Prior to the discovery of KELT-9b, only six A-type stars were known to have planets, of which the warmest, WASP-33, is significantly cooler at 7,430 K; no B-type stars were previously known to host planets. KELT-9, classified as B9.5-A0[1][7] could be the first B-type star known to have a planet. KELT-9b occupies a circular but strongly inclined orbit a mere 0.03462 AU from KELT-9 with an orbital period of less than 1.5 days.[8][9]


    Physical properties


    Exoplanet KELT-9b orbits host star KELT-9
    Exoplanet KELT-9b orbits host star KELT-9

    KELT-9b is a relatively large giant planet at about 2.8 times the mass of Jupiter; however, given that its radius is nearly twice that of Jupiter, its density is less than half that of Jupiter. Like many hot Jupiters, KELT-9b is tidally locked with its host star.[9] The outer boundary of its atmosphere nearly reaches its Roche lobe, implying that the planet is experiencing rapid atmospheric escape[10] driven by the extreme amount of radiation it receives from its host star.[9][8] In 2020, atmospheric loss rate was measured to be equal to 18 - 68 Earth masses per billion years.[11]

    This graph shows the average temperature and mass relative to Jupiter (Mj) of known exoplanets as of 2022
    This graph shows the average temperature and mass relative to Jupiter (Mj) of known exoplanets as of 2022

    As of 2022, KELT-9b is the hottest known exoplanets, with dayside temperatures approaching 4,600 K — warmer than many low-mass stars.[1][4] Molecules on the day side are broken into their component atoms, so that normally sequestered refractory elements can exist as atomic species, including neutral oxygen,[12] neutral and singly ionized atomic iron[13] (Fe and Fe+) and singly ionized titanium (Ti+),[14] only to temporarily reform once they reach the cooler night side,[4] which is indirectly confirmed by measured enhanced heat transfer efficiency of 0.3 between dayside and nightside, likely diven by the latent heat of dissociation and recombination of the molecular hydrogen.[3] Surprisingly, spectra taken in 2021 have unambiguously indicated a presence of metal oxides and hydrides in the planetary atmosphere,[15] although higher resolution spectra taken in 2021 have not found any molecular emissions from the planetary dayside.[16]

    The thermosphere layer of KELT-9b is expected to heat up to 10,000-11,000 K, driven by ionization of heavy metals atoms like iron.[17]

    Size comparison
    Jupiter KELT-9b

    See also



    References


    1. Gaudi, B. Scott; et al. (5 June 2017). "A giant planet undergoing extreme-ultraviolet irradiation by its hot massive-star host" (pdf). Nature. 546 (7659): 514–518. arXiv:1706.06723. Bibcode:2017Natur.546..514G. doi:10.1038/nature22392. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 28582774. S2CID 205256410. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
    2. Asnodkar, Anusha Pai; et al. (4 January 2022). "KELT-9 as an Eclipsing Double-lined Spectroscopic Binary: A Unique and Self-consistent Solution to the System". The Astronomical Journal. 163 (2). 40. arXiv:2110.15275. Bibcode:2022AJ....163...40P. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac32c7.
    3. The stable climate of KELT-9b, 2022, arXiv:2208.04818
    4. Brennan, Pat; Cofield, Calia (24 January 2020). "For Hottest Planet, a Major Meltdown, Study Shows". NASA. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
    5. Collins, Karen A.; Stassun, Keivan; Gaudi, B. Scott; Beatty, Thomas G.; Zhou, George; Latham, David W.; Bieryla, Allyson; Eastman, Jason D.; Siverd, Robert; Crepp, Justin R.; Pepper, Joshua (2016). "KELT-9b: A Case Study in Dynamical Planet Ingestion by a Hot Host Star". American Astronomical Society. 47: 204.03. Bibcode:2016DDA....4720403C.
    6. Tribur, Melissa (2017-06-05). "Meet KELT-9b, the Hottest Exoplanet Ever Discovered". Eos. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
    7. Jensen, K. S. (1981). "Spectral Classification in the MK System of 167 Northern HD Stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 45: 455. Bibcode:1981A&AS...45..455J.
    8. KELT-9 b Exoplanet Exploration Program 2017
    9. NASA JPL, Pasadena CA (5 June 2017) Astronomers Find Planet Hotter Than Most Stars
    10. Yan, Fei; Henning, Thomas (2 July 2018). "An extended hydrogen envelope of the extremely hot giant exoplanet KELT-9b". Nature Astronomy. 2 (9): 714–718. arXiv:1807.00869. Bibcode:2018NatAs.tmp...86Y. doi:10.1038/s41550-018-0503-3. ISSN 2397-3366. S2CID 119405172. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
    11. Wyttenbach, A.; Mollière, P.; Ehrenreich, D.; Cegla, H. M.; Bourrier, V.; Lovis, C.; Pino, L.; Allart, R.; Seidel, J. V.; Hoeijmakers, H. J.; Nielsen, L. D.; Lavie, B.; Pepe, F.; Bonfils, X.; Snellen, I. A. G. (2020). "Mass loss rate and local thermodynamic state of KELT-9 b thermosphere from the hydrogen Balmer series". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 638: A87. arXiv:2004.13733. Bibcode:2020A&A...638A..87W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201937316. S2CID 216641961.
    12. Borsa, Francesco; Fossati, Luca; Koskinen, Tommi; Young, Mitchell E.; Shulyak, Denis (2022), "High-resolution detection of neutral oxygen and non-LTE effects in the atmosphere of KELT-9b", Nature Astronomy, 6 (2): 226–231, arXiv:2112.12059, doi:10.1038/s41550-021-01544-4, S2CID 245385802
    13. Pino, L.; Désert, J. M.; Brogi, M.; Malavolta, L.; Wyttenbach, A.; Line, M.; Hoeijmakers, J.; Fossati, L.; Bonomo, A. S.; Nascimbeni, V.; Panwar, V.; Affer, L.; Benatti, S.; Biazzo, K.; Bignamini, A.; Borsa, F.; Carleo, I.; Claudi, R.; Cosentino, R.; Covino, E.; Damasso, M.; Desidera, S.; Giacobbe, P.; Harutyunyan, A.; Lanza, A. F.; Leto, G.; Maggio, A.; Maldonado, J.; Mancini, L.; et al. (2020). "Neutral Iron Emission Lines from the Day-side of KELT-9b -- the GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XX". The Astrophysical Journal. 894 (2): L27. arXiv:2004.11335. Bibcode:2020ApJ...894L..27P. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab8c44. S2CID 216080480.
    14. Hoeijmakers, H. Jens; Ehrenreich, David; Heng, Kevin; Kitzmann, Daniel; Grimm, Simon L.; Allart, Romain; Deitrick, Russell; Wyttenbach, Aurélien; Oreshenko, Maria; Pino, Lorenzo; Rimmer, Paul B.; Molinari, Emilio; Di Fabrizio, Luca (15 August 2018). "Atomic iron and titanium in the atmosphere of the exoplanet KELT-9b". Nature. 560 (7719): 453–455. arXiv:1808.05653. Bibcode:2018Natur.560..453H. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0401-y. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 6322651. PMID 30111838.
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    16. Kasper, David; Bean, Jacob L.; Line, Michael R.; Seifahrt, Andreas; Stürmer, Julian; Pino, Lorenzo; Désert, Jean-Michel; Brogi, Matteo (2021), "Confirmation of Iron Emission Lines and Nondetection of TiO on the Dayside of KELT-9b with MAROON-X", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 921 (1): L18, arXiv:2108.08389, Bibcode:2021ApJ...921L..18K, doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ac30e1, S2CID 239024467
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