Imaginary Picture of K2-131 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-131 b around the hoststar K2-131
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Exoplanet Name : K2-131 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12110036-0945547 b, EPIC 228732031 b, EPIC 228732031.01, WISE J121100.34-094554.7 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1520 (Rjup) 1.7038 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0136 (Mjup) 4.3304 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0095 (AU) 0.0095 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0010
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.37 (Days Obs.) 0.37 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4918
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5784450.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2188.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2055.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1663.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2602.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2444.4 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : K2-131
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12110036-0945547, EPIC 228732031, WISE J121100.34-094554.7"
Star Distance(LY) : 503.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5245 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 5.4
Visible portion[%]: 40.8
IR portion[%]: 53.8
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 6.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 182.7516
Declination (DEC) -9.7652
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-131+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-131 b
K2-131 b

  • K2-131 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-131, located about 503.4 light-years (154.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star K2-131 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5245 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-131 b orbits around the star K2-131 every 0.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 1421179.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-131 b around its host star K2-131)


  • The Star K2-131 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.447 AU ( 66866772.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.618 AU ( 92427353.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.941 AU ( 140838833.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.385 AU ( 207250512.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-131 b : 5784450.34 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-131)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-131 distance : 0.478 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-131 distance : 0.605 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-131 distance : 0.584 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-131 distance : 0.641 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-131 distance : 1.086 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-131 distance : 1.145 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-131)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-131 distance : 0.474 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-131 distance : 0.623 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-131 distance : 0.627 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-131 distance : 1.104 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-131 distance : 1.148 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-131)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-131 and its Exoplanet K2-131 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-131 and its Exoplanet K2-131 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-131*)
    *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