Plotted here are the Kepler confirmed planets/candidates with Gaia DR2 radius improvements. Selection criteria are main-sequence host-star with temperature 5000-6500 K and planet radius errors less than ±10%. Data source:
Plotted here are the Kepler confirmed planets/candidates with Gaia DR2 radius improvements. Selection criteria are main-sequence host-star with temperature 5000-6500 K and planet radius errors less than ±10%. Data source:
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