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K2-61 b

Host star K2-61 • 1.94 R⊕ • 2.57 d orbit

Records

6

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.94 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-61

1325 K equilibrium

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Host Star

K2-61

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

2.57 day

Radius

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.94 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-61 b

1.94 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

5 values • 5 distinct

Eq. Tempstable

1 values • 1 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.57 dayBarros et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.57 day2.48 RearthCrossfield et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.57 day1.94 RearthVanderburg et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.57 day2.03 RearthKruse et al. 2019
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.57 day1.92 Rearth1325 KHoward et al. 2025
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope2.57 day1.93 RearthMayo et al. 2018