Imaginary Picture of K2-13 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-13 b around the hoststar K2-13
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Exoplanet Name : K2-13 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201629650 b, 2MASS J11203732+0230097 b, EPIC 201629650.01, WISE J112037.31+023009.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1690 (Rjup) 1.8943 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0150 (Mjup) 4.7791 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.2114 (AU) 0.2114 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.1093
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 39.91 (Days Obs.) 39.69 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3318
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 17598.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 514.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 482.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 390.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 611.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 574.1 (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 : K2-13
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201629650, 2MASS J11203732+0230097, WISE J112037.31+023009.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 1109.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.8 (GY)
Temperature : 5698 (K)
Spectral type : G3
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.4
IR portion[%]: 48.0
Metalicity : -0.5
Absolute Magnitude: 3.9
Apparent Magnitude: 11.6
Right Ascension(RA) 170.1555
Declination (DEC) 2.5027
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-13+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-13 b
K2-13 b

  • K2-13 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-13, located about 1109.0 light-years (340.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2015.
  • The host star K2-13 has apparent magnitude of 11.6, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5698 with its spectral types of G3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-13 b orbits around the star K2-13 every 39.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.21 AU ( 31624989.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-13 b around its host star K2-13)


  • The Star K2-13 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.549 AU ( 82072489.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.758 AU ( 113445628.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.156 AU ( 172866031.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.700 AU ( 254379938.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-13 b : 17598.43 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-13)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-13 distance : 0.571 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-13 distance : 0.724 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-13 distance : 0.699 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-13 distance : 0.766 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-13 distance : 1.280 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-13 distance : 1.351 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-13)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-13 distance : 0.571 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-13 distance : 0.744 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-13 distance : 0.756 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-13 distance : 1.303 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-13 distance : 1.355 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-13)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-13 and its Exoplanet K2-13 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-13 and its Exoplanet K2-13 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-13*)
    *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