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K2-229 b

Host star K2-229 • 1.18 R⊕ • 0.58 d orbit

Records

6

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.18 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

2.55 M⊕

median non-null value

K2-229

1818 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-229

Discovery

Transit

Year

2018

Period

0.58 day

Radius

1.26 Rearth

Mass

2.55 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1763 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.18 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-229 b

1.18 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

6

Refs

6

Methods

1

Discoverystable

6 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

6 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

6 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

6 values • 6 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope0.58 day1.26 Rearth2.55 Mearth1763 KHoward et al. 2025
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope0.58 day1 RearthAdams et al. 2021
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope0.58 day1.16 Rearth2.59 Mearth1960 KSanterne et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope0.58 day1.14 Rearth1818 KLivingston et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope0.58 day1.25 RearthMayo et al. 2018
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope0.58 day1.20 Rearth2.49 MearthDai et al. 2019