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K2-62 b

Host star K2-62 • 2.02 R⊕ • 6.67 d orbit

Records

6

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

2.02 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-62

666 K equilibrium

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Host Star

K2-62

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

6.67 day

Radius

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 2.02 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-62 b

2.02 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 Telescope6.67 dayBarros et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.67 day2.18 RearthVanderburg et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.67 day1.93 RearthMayo et al. 2018
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.67 day1.70 RearthKruse et al. 2019
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.67 day2.14 RearthCrossfield et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.67 day2.02 Rearth666 KHoward et al. 2025