Imaginary Picture of K2-170 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-170 b around the hoststar K2-170
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Exoplanet Name : K2-170 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22214817-1435359 b, EPIC 206008091 b, EPIC 206008091.02, WISE J222148.17-143536.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1270 (Rjup) 1.4235 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0111 (Mjup) 3.5132 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0745 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0207
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.58 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.7337
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 231793.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 979.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 919.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 744.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1164.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1093.7 (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 : K2-170
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22214817-1435359, EPIC 206008091, WISE J222148.17-143536.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 1282.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5748 (K)
Spectral type : G3
UV portion[%]: 7.7
Visible portion[%]: 44.6
IR portion[%]: 47.6
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.5
Apparent Magnitude: 11.4
Right Ascension(RA) 335.4507
Declination (DEC) -14.5933
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-170+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-170 b
K2-170 b

  • K2-170 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-170, located about 1282.9 light-years (393.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-170 has apparent magnitude of 11.4, with absolute magnitude of 3.5.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5748 with its spectral types of G3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-170 b orbits around the star K2-170 every 7.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 11141314.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-170 b around its host star K2-170)


  • The Star K2-170 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.701 AU ( 104934357.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.970 AU ( 145046704.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.477 AU ( 221019078.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.174 AU ( 325239256.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-170 b : 231793.87 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-170)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-170 distance : 0.728 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-170 distance : 0.922 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-170 distance : 0.891 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-170 distance : 0.977 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-170 distance : 1.630 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-170 distance : 1.719 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-170)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-170 distance : 0.729 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-170 distance : 0.948 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-170 distance : 0.964 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-170 distance : 1.659 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-170 distance : 1.725 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-170)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-170 and its Exoplanet K2-170 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-170 and its Exoplanet K2-170 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-170*)
    *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