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KELT-2 A
KELT-2 A (HD 42176 A): bright V=8.77 evolved F7 star ~134 pc away, primary of a binary with K-dwarf KELT-2B; hosts hot Jupiter KELT-2Ab (1.5 MJ, 4.11-day orbit), found by KELT-North in 2012.
KELT-20
KELT-20 (HD 185603), also MASCARA-2, is a bright A2 star hosting KELT-20 b, an ultra-hot Jupiter (T_eq 2260 K, period 3.47 days) with a UV-heated thermal inversion and iron emission lines.
KELT-24
KELT-24 (HD 93148) is a bright, young F-star about 96.5 pc away hosting KELT-24 b, a 4.6-5.2 Jupiter-mass hot Jupiter on a 5.55-day well-aligned transiting orbit, discovered in 2019 by KELT and independently as MASCARA-3, with a faint companion star KELT-24 B.
KELT-6
KELT-6 (BD+31 2447) is a metal-poor late-F star 241 pc away with two planets: transiting hot Saturn KELT-6 b (7.85 d, 0.43 M_Jup, 2014) and radial-velocity giant KELT-6 c (3.71 M_Jup, 3.5 yr, 2015).
KELT-7
KELT-7 (HD 33643) is a bright, rapidly rotating F2V star hosting KELT-7b, a 1.28 Jupiter-mass hot Jupiter on a 2.73-day transiting orbit, discovered by KELT in 2015 and studied for its atmosphere.
KelTec PR57
The KelTec PR57 (PR-5.7) is a concealed-carry pistol in 5.7x28mm introduced by KelTec in January 2025, with a fixed internal magazine loaded with stripper clips.
KELTEK
KELTEK is the hardstyle project of Dutch producer Sven Sieperda, launched in 2017 on Scantraxx after he left the duo Psyko Punkz, with the Defqon.1 2019 anthem 'One Tribe'.
Keltis
Keltis is a 2008 Kosmos board game by Reiner Knizia, winner of the Spiel des Jahres 2008; a multiplayer development of Lost Cities in which 2–4 players race figures along five stone paths using ascending or descending card sequences.
Keluarga Gerilya
Keluarga Gerilya (The Guerrilla Family) is a 1950 Indonesian novel by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, written while he was imprisoned by the Dutch, portraying the revolution's cost on one family.
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Kelucharan Mohapatra (କେଳୁଚରଣ ମହାପାତ୍ର, 1926–2004) was an Indian Odissi dancer, teacher, and choreographer, trained in the Gotipua tradition, who codified Odissi's grammar with the Jayantika group.
Kelun-Biotech (科伦博泰)
Kelun-Biotech (科伦博泰), formally Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is a Chengdu-based biopharmaceutical company focused on antibody–drug conjugates, founded in 2016 and listed in Hong Kong since 2023.
Kelvin
The kelvin is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, named for physicist Lord Kelvin, with zero at absolute zero, the coldest temperature matter can reach.
Kelvin Beachum
Kelvin Beachum, offensive tackle (born 1989, Mexia, Texas), SMU alumnus drafted 248th overall by Pittsburgh in 2012; 14-year NFL veteran with Steelers, Jaguars, Jets, and Cardinals, 160+ starts, two-time Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, founder of Kelvin Konnects.
Kelvin Benjamin
Kelvin Benjamin, former NFL wide receiver (also tried tight end in 2021), drafted 28th overall by the Carolina Panthers in 2014 from Florida State; set Panthers rookie records (73 catches, 1,008 yards, 9 TDs), tore his ACL in 2015, was traded to Buffalo in 2017, and last played in 2018.
Kelvin Fan
Kelvin Fan Sui Siong, also known as Kelvin Fan, is a Singaporean major-general serving as Chief of Air Force of the Republic of Singapore Air Force since March 2024.
Kelvin Fletcher
Kelvin Warren Fletcher (born 1984, Oldham) is an English actor and farmer who played Andy Sugden in Emmerdale 1996-2016, won Strictly Come Dancing 2019, and runs a Peak District farm featured in Fletchers' Family Farm.
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum, American UFC middleweight born 1991 in San Jose, raised in Yuma, Arizona; TUF 17 winner, interim title challenger vs Adesanya, known for weight misses and durable southpaw boxing.
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (born 1994, New Orleans) is an American actor known for It Comes at Night, Luce, Waves, B.B. King in Elvis, Joseph Bologne in Chevalier, MLK in Genius, and voicing Taka/Scar in Mufasa: The Lion King.
Kelvin Hayden
Kelvin Hayden (born 1983, Chicago) is a former NFL cornerback, a 2005 second-round Colts pick out of Illinois who returned an interception 56 yards for the clinching touchdown in Super Bowl XLI.
Kelvin Kiptum
Kelvin Kiptum (1999-2024), Kenyan marathon runner; set the men's marathon world record of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, his third race; died in a road accident aged 24.
Kelvin MacKenzie
Kelvin MacKenzie, British journalist and Sun editor 1981-1994, creator of Gotcha and the Hillsborough The Truth headlines, later Talksport founder, News UK columnist dismissed in 2017.
Kelvin Mercer
Kelvin Mercer, known as Posdnuos or Plug One, is an American rapper and lead MC of De La Soul, the Long Island trio behind 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) and 2025's Cabin in the Sky.
Kelvin probe force microscopy
Kelvin probe force microscopy, also called Kelvin force microscopy, maps surface potential and work function variations with nanoscale resolution using a conductive atomic force microscope tip.
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson, American basketball coach, head coach at Houston since 2014 after Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Indiana, and NBA assistant stints; 829-361 record, 21 NCAA tournaments, 2021 and 2025 Final Fours.
Kelvin Tatum
Kelvin Tatum MBE (born 1964) is an English former speedway and grasstrack rider, twice British Champion, three-time World Longtrack Champion, and captain of England's 1989 World Cup-winning team, later a Sky Sports presenter.
Kelvin Taylor
Kelvin Taylor (born 1993, Belle Glade, Florida), son of Fred Taylor, set Florida's high school rushing record (12,121 yards) at Glades Day, rushed 2,108 yards for the Florida Gators, and was drafted 211th overall by the 49ers in 2016, playing briefly for San Francisco and Atlanta.
Kelvin Teo
Kelvin Teo is a Singapore-based fintech entrepreneur, co-founder and Group CEO of Funding Societies | Modalku, an SME digital financing platform operating across Southeast Asia since 2015.
Kelvin wave
A Kelvin wave is a rotating-fluid wave trapped by the Coriolis effect against a coast or the equator, carrying warm water eastward across the Pacific during El Niño.
Kelvin Wong
Kelvin Wong is a Singaporean co-owner of Charles & Keith, the homegrown women's footwear and accessories label, where he heads bag design and technology as the youngest of three brothers.
Kelvin Yu
Kelvin Yu (游朝敏), born 1979 in Los Angeles, is a Taiwanese American actor, writer, and producer: Milk and Master of None actor, Emmy-winning Bob's Burgers writer-producer, and showrunner of Disney+'s American Born Chinese.