Imaginary Picture of K2-187 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-187 b around the hoststar K2-187
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Exoplanet Name : K2-187 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08500566+2311333 b, EPIC 212157262 b, EPIC 212157262.04, WISE J085005.65+231133.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1160 (Rjup) 1.3002 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0079 (Mjup) 2.5240 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0164 (AU) 0.0164 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0021
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.77 (Days Obs.) 0.77 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4929
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 3490459.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1929.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1811.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1465.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2294.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2154.4 (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 : K2-187
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08500566+2311333, EPIC 212157262, WISE J085005.65+231133.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 1061.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5484 (K)
Spectral type : G7
UV portion[%]: 6.8
Visible portion[%]: 43.1
IR portion[%]: 50.1
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 11.7
Right Ascension(RA) 132.5236
Declination (DEC) 23.1926
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-187+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-187 b
K2-187 b

  • K2-187 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-187, located about 1061.0 light-years (325.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-187 has apparent magnitude of 11.7, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5484 with its spectral types of G7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-187 b orbits around the star K2-187 every 0.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 2453405.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-187 b around its host star K2-187)


  • The Star K2-187 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.599 AU ( 89668691.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.829 AU ( 123945564.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.262 AU ( 188865611.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.858 AU ( 277924021.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-187 b : 3490459.10 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-187)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-187 distance : 0.632 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-187 distance : 0.800 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-187 distance : 0.773 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-187 distance : 0.848 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-187 distance : 1.426 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-187 distance : 1.504 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-187)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-187 distance : 0.629 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-187 distance : 0.823 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-187 distance : 0.833 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-187 distance : 1.450 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-187 distance : 1.508 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-187)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-187 and its Exoplanet K2-187 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-187 and its Exoplanet K2-187 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-187*)
    *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