Discovery
Transit
Host star K2-159 • 2.23 R⊕ • 12.42 d orbit
Records
2
archive rows
Discovery
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Transit
Radius
2.23 R⊕
median non-null value
Mass
—
median non-null value
K2-159
684 K equilibrium
Quick Summary
This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.
Scale Comparison
Current adopted radius: 2.23 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius
Earth
1.0 R⊕ baseline
K2-159 b
2.23 R⊕
Jupiter
11.2 R⊕ reference
Provenance
Evidence Summary
Rows
2
Refs
2
Methods
1
| Year | Method | Facility | Telescope | Period | Radius | Mass | Eq. Temp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Transit | K2 | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope | 12.42 day | 2.21 Rearth | — | — | Mayo et al. 2018 |
| 2018 | Transit | K2 | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope | 12.42 day | 2.26 Rearth | — | 684 K | Livingston et al. 2018 |