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K2-138 g

Host star K2-138 • 3.10 R⊕ • 41.97 d orbit

Records

3

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

3.10 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

3.44 M⊕

median non-null value

K2-138

445 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-138

Discovery

Transit

Year

2021

Period

41.97 day

Radius

Mass

2.56 Mearth

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 3.10 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-138 g

3.10 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

3

Refs

3

Methods

1

Discoverystable

3 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

3 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

3 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Massdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Eq. Tempstable

1 values • 1 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2021TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope41.97 day2.56 MearthVivien et al. 2024
2021TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope41.97 day3.18 Rearth445 KHardegree-Ullman et al. 2021
2021TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope41.97 day3.01 Rearth4.32 MearthLopez et al. 2019