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WTS-2 b

Host star WTS-2 • 15.28 R⊕ • 1.02 d orbit

Records

3

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

15.28 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

379.8 M⊕

median non-null value

WTS-2

1905.7 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

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Host Star

WTS-2

Discovery

Transit

Year

2014

Period

1.02 day

Radius

Mass

Eq. Temp

1811.5 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 15.28 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WTS-2 b

15.28 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

Radiusstable

2 values • 1 distinct

Massdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2014TransitUnited Kingdom Infrared Telescope3.8 m United Kingdom Infrared Telescope1.02 day1811.5 KExoFOP
2014TransitUnited Kingdom Infrared Telescope3.8 m United Kingdom Infrared Telescope1.02 day15.28 Rearth403.6 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2014TransitUnited Kingdom Infrared Telescope3.8 m United Kingdom Infrared Telescope1.02 day15.28 Rearth356.0 Mearth2000 KBirkby et al. 2014