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K2-59 c

Host star K2-59 • 2.30 R⊕ • 11.30 d orbit

Records

3

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

2.30 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-59

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-59

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

11.30 day

Radius

2.30 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 2.30 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-59 c

2.30 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

3

Refs

3

Methods

1

Discoverystable

3 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

3 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

3 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope11.30 day2.30 RearthCrossfield et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope11.30 day2.47 RearthVanderburg et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope11.30 day2.08 RearthKruse et al. 2019