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K2-246 b

Host star K2-246 • 3.49 R⊕ • 5.77 d orbit

Records

1

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

3.49 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-246

977 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-246

Discovery

Transit

Year

2018

Period

5.77 day

Radius

3.49 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

977 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 3.49 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-246 b

3.49 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

1

Refs

1

Methods

1

Discoverystable

1 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

1 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

1 values • 1 distinct

Radiusstable

1 values • 1 distinct

Eq. Tempstable

1 values • 1 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2018TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope5.77 day3.49 Rearth977 KLivingston et al. 2018