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K2-68 b

Host star K2-68 • 1.78 R⊕ • 8.05 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.78 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-68

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-68

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

8.05 day

Radius

2.01 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.78 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-68 b

1.78 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

4 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope8.05 day2.01 RearthVanderburg et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope8.05 day1.58 RearthCrossfield et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope8.05 day1.73 RearthKruse et al. 2019
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope8.05 day1.83 RearthMayo et al. 2018