Imaginary Picture of K2-161 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-161 b around the hoststar K2-161
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Exoplanet Name : K2-161 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12151051-0329442 b, EPIC 201231064 b, EPIC 201231064.01, WISE J121510.52-032944.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.5460 (Rjup) 6.1201 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.1596 (Mjup) 50.7282 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0862 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0254
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 9.28 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3543
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 666852.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1275.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1197.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 969.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1516.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1424.4 (K)
Size Class: sub-Jupiter-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 : K2-161
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12151051-0329442, EPIC 201231064, WISE J121510.52-032944.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 2854.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 8.5 (GY)
Temperature : 4972 (K)
Spectral type : G
UV portion[%]: 3.1
Visible portion[%]: 36.8
IR portion[%]: 60.1
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 0.9
Apparent Magnitude: 10.6
Right Ascension(RA) 183.7938
Declination (DEC) -3.4956
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-161+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-161 b
K2-161 b

  • K2-161 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-161, located about 2854.5 light-years (875.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-161 has apparent magnitude of 10.6, with absolute magnitude of 0.9.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 2.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4972 with its spectral types of G
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-161 b orbits around the star K2-161 every 9.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.09 AU ( 12888679.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-161 b around its host star K2-161)


  • The Star K2-161 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.376 AU ( 205898638.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.902 AU ( 284605726.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.899 AU ( 433676144.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 4.266 AU ( 638173444.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-161 b : 666852.08 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-161)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-161 distance : 1.491 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-161 distance : 1.888 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-161 distance : 1.823 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-161 distance : 2.001 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-161 distance : 3.425 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-161 distance : 3.613 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-161)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-161 distance : 1.475 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-161 distance : 1.945 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-161 distance : 1.951 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-161 distance : 3.482 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-161 distance : 3.622 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-161)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-161 and its Exoplanet K2-161 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-161 and its Exoplanet K2-161 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-161*)
    *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