Imaginary Picture of K2-121 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-121 b around the hoststar K2-121
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Exoplanet Name : K2-121 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 211818569 b, 2MASS J08274481+1734457 b, EPIC 211818569.01, WISE J082744.80+173445.6 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.6690 (Rjup) 7.4988 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2935 (Mjup) 93.3146 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0525 (AU) 0.0525 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2200
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0142
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.19 (Days Obs.) 5.18 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6594
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 88253.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 769.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 722.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 584.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 914.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 859.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-121
Alternate Name : "EPIC 211818569, 2MASS J08274481+1734457, WISE J082744.80+173445.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 552.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4551 (K)
Spectral type : K5V
UV portion[%]: 1.7
Visible portion[%]: 31.9
IR portion[%]: 66.3
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.2
Apparent Magnitude: 11.3
Right Ascension(RA) 126.9367
Declination (DEC) 17.5794
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-121&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-121 b
K2-121 b

  • K2-121 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-121, located about 552.2 light-years (169.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star K2-121 has apparent magnitude of 11.3, with absolute magnitude of 5.2.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4551 with its spectral types of K5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-121 b orbits around the star K2-121 every 5.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7853888.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-121 b around its host star K2-121)


  • The Star K2-121 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.305 AU ( 45643684.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.422 AU ( 63091500.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.643 AU ( 96137484.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.946 AU ( 141470519.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-121 b : 88253.38 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-121)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-121 distance : 0.336 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-121 distance : 0.426 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-121 distance : 0.411 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-121 distance : 0.452 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-121 distance : 0.787 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-121 distance : 0.830 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-121)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-121 distance : 0.332 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-121 distance : 0.440 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-121 distance : 0.439 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-121 distance : 0.800 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-121 distance : 0.832 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-121)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-121 and its Exoplanet K2-121 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-121 and its Exoplanet K2-121 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-121*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102