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K2-221 b

Host star K2-221 • 1.83 R⊕ • 2.40 d orbit

Records

2

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.83 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-221

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-221

Discovery

Transit

Year

2018

Period

2.40 day

Radius

1.68 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.83 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-221 b

1.83 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

2

Refs

2

Methods

1

Discoverystable

2 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

2 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

2 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.40 day1.68 RearthMayo et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.40 day1.98 RearthKruse et al. 2019