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K2-72 b

Host star K2-72 • 1.08 R⊕ • 5.58 d orbit

Records

3

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.08 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-72

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-72

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

5.58 day

Radius

1.54 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.08 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-72 b

1.08 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 Telescope5.58 day1.54 RearthVanderburg et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope5.58 day0.75 RearthCrossfield et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope5.58 day1.08 RearthDressing et al. 2017