Imaginary Picture of K2-180 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-180 b around the hoststar K2-180
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Exoplanet Name : K2-180 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08255135+1014491 b, EPIC 211319617 b, EPIC 211319617.01, WISE J082551.41+101448.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2060 (Rjup) 2.3091 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0360 (Mjup) 11.4458 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0753 (AU) 0.0753 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0243
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 8.87 (Days Obs.) 8.89 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.1467
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 92404.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 778.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 730.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 591.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 925.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 869.0 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-180
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08255135+1014491, EPIC 211319617, WISE J082551.41+101448.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 663.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 9.5 (GY)
Temperature : 5358 (K)
Spectral type : K2V
UV portion[%]: 6.2
Visible portion[%]: 42.0
IR portion[%]: 51.8
Metalicity : -0.5
Absolute Magnitude: 6.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.6
Right Ascension(RA) 126.4639
Declination (DEC) 10.2470
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-180+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-180 b
K2-180 b

  • K2-180 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-180, located about 663.9 light-years (203.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-180 has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 6.1.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5358 with its spectral types of K2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-180 b orbits around the star K2-180 every 8.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11264719.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-180 b around its host star K2-180)


  • The Star K2-180 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.448 AU ( 66987848.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.619 AU ( 92594712.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.943 AU ( 141093850.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.388 AU ( 207625781.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-180 b : 92403.98 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-180)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-180 distance : 0.476 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-180 distance : 0.602 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-180 distance : 0.582 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-180 distance : 0.638 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-180 distance : 1.077 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-180 distance : 1.136 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-180)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-180 distance : 0.473 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-180 distance : 0.620 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-180 distance : 0.625 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-180 distance : 1.095 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-180 distance : 1.139 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-180)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-180 and its Exoplanet K2-180 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-180 and its Exoplanet K2-180 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-180*)
    *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