Imaginary Picture of K2-150 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-150 b around the hoststar K2-150
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Exoplanet Name : K2-150 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01132260+0859152 b, EPIC 220598331 b, EPIC 220598331.01, WISE J011322.63+085914.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1780 (Rjup) 1.9952 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0158 (Mjup) 5.0153 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0727 (AU) 0.0727 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0290
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 10.59 (Days Obs.) 10.56 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2599
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 6733.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 404.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 379.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 307.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 480.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 451.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-150
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01132260+0859152, EPIC 220598331, WISE J011322.63+085914.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 335.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3499 (K)
Spectral type : M2.5 V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 14.5
IR portion[%]: 85.2
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 7.0
Apparent Magnitude: 12.1
Right Ascension(RA) 18.3442
Declination (DEC) 8.9875
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?protocol=html&Ident=EPIC%20220598331
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K2-150 b
K2-150 b

  • K2-150 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-150, located about 335.9 light-years (103.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-150 has apparent magnitude of 12.1, with absolute magnitude of 7.0.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3499 with its spectral types of M2.5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-150 b orbits around the star K2-150 every 10.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10875765.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-150 b around its host star K2-150)


  • The Star K2-150 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.117 AU ( 17458168.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.161 AU ( 24131750.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.246 AU ( 36771447.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.362 AU ( 54110796.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-150 b : 6733.13 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-150)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-150 distance : 0.132 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-150 distance : 0.167 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-150 distance : 0.161 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-150 distance : 0.177 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-150 distance : 0.325 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-150 distance : 0.343 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-150)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-150 distance : 0.131 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-150 distance : 0.173 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-150 distance : 0.173 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-150 distance : 0.330 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-150 distance : 0.343 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-150)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-150 and its Exoplanet K2-150 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-150 and its Exoplanet K2-150 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-150*)
    *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