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L 168-9 b

Host star L 168-9 • 1.46 R⊕ • 1.40 d orbit

Records

5

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

1.46 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

4.33 M⊕

median non-null value

L 168-9

965 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

L 168-9

Discovery

Transit

Year

2020

Period

1.40 day

Radius

1.39 Rearth

Mass

4.60 Mearth

Eq. Temp

965 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 1.46 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

L 168-9 b

1.46 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

5

Refs

5

Methods

1

Discoverystable

5 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

5 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

4 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2020TransitTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)0.1 m TESS Telescope1.40 day1.39 Rearth4.60 Mearth965 KAstudillo-Defru et al. 2020
2020TransitTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)0.1 m TESS TelescopeBouwman et al. 2023
2020TransitTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)0.1 m TESS Telescope1.40 day1.46 Rearth891.6 KExoFOP
2020TransitTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)0.1 m TESS Telescope1.40 day1.63 Rearth4.07 Mearth998 KHobson et al. 2024
2020TransitTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)0.1 m TESS Telescope1.40 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022