Discovery Method
Imaging
Consistent across records
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WD 0806-661 b
Host star WD 0806-661 • 12.11 R⊕
Records
3
archive rows
Discovery
2011
Imaging
Radius
12.11 R⊕
default parameter set
Mass
2224.8 M⊕
default parameter set
WD 0806-661
357 K equilibrium
Canonical Summary
Adopted planet values from the default parameter set
Values come from the archive's default parameter set. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Selected source: Leggett & Tremblin 2026
Host Star
WD 0806-661
Stable across source rows
Discovery Year
2011
Stable across source rows
Radius
12.11 Rearth
single adopted value
Mass
2224.8 Mearth
2224.8 to 2542.6
Equilibrium Temperature
357 K
323 to 357
Scale Comparison
Radius against familiar reference worlds
Current adopted radius: 12.11 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius
Earth
1.0 R⊕ baseline
WD 0806-661 b
12.11 R⊕
Jupiter
11.2 R⊕ reference
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Refs
3
Methods
1
Discoverystable
Facilitystable
Radiusstable
Massdisputed
Eq. Tempdisputed
| Year | Method | Facility | Telescope | Period | Radius | Mass | Eq. Temp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Imaging | Spitzer Space Telescope | 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope | — | — | 2383.6 Mearth | 323 K | Luhman et al. 2012 |
| 2011 | Imaging | Spitzer Space Telescope | 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope | — | 12.11 Rearth | 2224.8 Mearth | 357 K | Leggett & Tremblin 2026 |
| 2011 | Imaging | Spitzer Space Telescope | 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope | — | — | 2542.6 Mearth | 340 K | Rodriguez et al. 2011 |