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K2-81 b

Host star K2-81 • 1.97 R⊕ • 6.10 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.97 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

median non-null value

K2-81

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

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Host Star

K2-81

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

6.10 day

Radius

1.82 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.97 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

K2-81 b

1.97 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

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.10 day1.82 RearthCrossfield et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.10 dayBarros et al. 2016
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.10 day2.38 RearthKruse et al. 2019
2016TransitK20.95 m Kepler Telescope6.10 day1.97 RearthDressing et al. 2017