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K2-216 b

Host star K2-216 • 1.68 R⊕ • 2.17 d orbit

Records

7

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.68 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

7.05 M⊕

median non-null value

K2-216

1002.5 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-216

Discovery

Transit

Year

2018

Period

2.17 day

Radius

1.75 Rearth

Mass

8 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1103 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.68 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-216 b

1.68 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

7

Refs

7

Methods

1

Discoverystable

7 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

7 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

7 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

7 values • 6 distinct

Massdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.75 Rearth8 Mearth1103 KPersson et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.79 Rearth1013 KExoFOP
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.68 RearthMayo et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.63 RearthKruse et al. 2019
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.70 RearthPetigura et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.66 Rearth6.10 Mearth967 KHoward et al. 2025
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.17 day1.63 Rearth992 KLivingston et al. 2018