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K2-401 b

Host star K2-401 • 2.26 R⊕ • 6.29 d orbit

Records

2

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

2.26 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-401

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-401

Discovery

Transit

Year

2022

Period

6.29 day

Radius

2.26 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 2.26 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-401 b

2.26 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

Radiusstable

2 values • 1 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2022TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.29 day2.26 RearthChristiansen et al. 2022
2022TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.29 day2.26 RearthZink et al. 2021