Imaginary Picture of K2-148 c

Display orbital revolution of K2-148 c around the hoststar K2-148
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Exoplanet Name : K2-148 c
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00580427-0011353 c, EPIC 220194974 A c, EPIC 220194974 c, EPIC 220194974.01, K2-148 A c, WISE J005804.24-001135.
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1540 (Rjup) 1.7262 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0138 (Mjup) 4.3833 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0616 (AU) 0.0616 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0190
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.92 (Days Obs.) 6.93 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4711
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 35509.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 612.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 575.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 465.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 728.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 684.2 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-148
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00580427-0011353, EPIC 220194974, EPIC 220194974 A, K2-148 A, WISE J005804.24-001135.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 405.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4079 (K)
Spectral type : K7
UV portion[%]: 0.7
Visible portion[%]: 25.0
IR portion[%]: 74.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.6
Apparent Magnitude: 11.1
Right Ascension(RA) 14.5178
Declination (DEC) -0.1932
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=EPIC+220194974&submit=submit+id
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K2-148 c
K2-148 c

  • K2-148 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-148, located about 405.9 light-years (124.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-148 has apparent magnitude of 11.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.6.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4079 with its spectral types of K7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-148 c orbits around the star K2-148 every 6.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 9215228.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-148 c around its host star K2-148)


  • The Star K2-148 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.227 AU ( 33970823.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.314 AU ( 46956555.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.478 AU ( 71551399.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.704 AU ( 105291018.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-148 c : 35509.07 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-148)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-148 distance : 0.254 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-148 distance : 0.321 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-148 distance : 0.310 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-148 distance : 0.341 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-148 distance : 0.608 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-148 distance : 0.641 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-148)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-148 distance : 0.251 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-148 distance : 0.332 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-148 distance : 0.332 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-148 distance : 0.617 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-148 distance : 0.642 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-148)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-148 and its Exoplanet K2-148 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-148 and its Exoplanet K2-148 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-148*)
    *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