Public domain
Hottest Hot Jupiter Animation (Artist's Concept)
From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This artist's concept shows planet KELT-9b orbiting its host star, KELT-9. It is the hottest gas giant planet discovered so far. With a dayside temperature of more than 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit (4,600 Kelvin), KELT-9b is a planet that is hotter than most stars. But its star, called KELT-9, is even hotter -- a blue A-type star that is likely unraveling the planet through evaporation. KELT-9b is a gas giant 2.8 times more massive than Jupiter, but only half as dense.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHottest Hot Jupiter Animation (Artist's Concept). NASA/JPL, 2017-06-05. Public domain. ID: PIA21472.
