Imaginary Picture of K2-156 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-156 b around the hoststar K2-156
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Exoplanet Name : K2-156 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12104805-0617391 b, EPIC 201110617 b, EPIC 201110617.01, WISE J121047.95-061739.5 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1030 (Rjup) 1.1545 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0052 (Mjup) 1.6403 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0149 (AU) 0.0149 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0022
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.81 (Days Obs.) 0.82 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2306
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1074529.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1437.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1349.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1091.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1708.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1604.8 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-156
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12104805-0617391, EPIC 201110617, WISE J121047.95-061739.5"
Star Distance(LY) : 483.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4597 (K)
Spectral type : K4
UV portion[%]: 1.9
Visible portion[%]: 32.7
IR portion[%]: 65.5
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 5.3
Apparent Magnitude: 11.1
Right Ascension(RA) 182.7002
Declination (DEC) -6.2942
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-156&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-156 b
K2-156 b

  • K2-156 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-156, located about 483.9 light-years (148.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-156 has apparent magnitude of 11.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.3.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4597 with its spectral types of K4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-156 b orbits around the star K2-156 every 0.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 2229008.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-156 b around its host star K2-156)


  • The Star K2-156 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.302 AU ( 45201313.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.418 AU ( 62480027.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.636 AU ( 95205735.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.937 AU ( 140099410.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-156 b : 1074529.05 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-156)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-156 distance : 0.333 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-156 distance : 0.421 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-156 distance : 0.407 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-156 distance : 0.447 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-156 distance : 0.776 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-156 distance : 0.819 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-156)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-156 distance : 0.328 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-156 distance : 0.434 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-156 distance : 0.434 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-156 distance : 0.789 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-156 distance : 0.821 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-156)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-156 and its Exoplanet K2-156 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-156 and its Exoplanet K2-156 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-156*)
    *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