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PDS 70 b

Host star PDS 70 • 21.97 R⊕ • 43500 d orbit

Records

5

archive rows

Discovery

Imaging

Radius

21.97 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

1017.1 M⊕

median non-null value

PDS 70

1204 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.

Host Star

PDS 70

Discovery

Imaging

Year

2018

Period

Radius

30.49 Rearth

Mass

953.5 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1204 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 21.97 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

PDS 70 b

21.97 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

1 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2018ImagingParanal Observatory8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope30.49 Rearth953.5 Mearth1204 KWang et al. 2020
2018ImagingParanal Observatory8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal TelescopeHaffert et al. 2019
2018ImagingParanal Observatory8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope43500 day14.57 Rearth2542.6 Mearth1200 KKeppler et al. 2018
2018ImagingParanal Observatory8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal TelescopeMüller et al. 2018
2018ImagingParanal Observatory8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope21.97 Rearth1017.1 Mearth1392 KWang et al. 2021