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Exoplanet Name : |
K2-18 b |
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Alternate Name : |
"EPIC 201912552 b, 2MASS J11301450+0735180 b, EPIC 201912552.01, WISE J113014.45+073516.8 b" |
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Status : |
Confirmed |
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Radius (Rjup / Re): |
0.2110 |
(Rjup) |
2.3651 |
(Rearth) |
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Mass (Mjup / Me): |
0.0281 |
(Mjup) |
8.9245 |
(Mearth) |
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Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
0.1429 |
(AU) |
0.1429 |
(AU Est.) |
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Eccentricity : |
0.2000 |
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Orbital Period(Yrs) |
0.0902 |
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Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
32.94 |
(Days Obs.) |
32.88 |
(Days Est.) |
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Surface Gravity (G Earth) |
1.5955 |
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Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
1441.8 |
(W/m2) |
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Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
275.0 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
258.3 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
209.0 |
(K) |
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Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
327.1 |
(K) |
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Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
307.1 |
(K) |
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Size Class: |
sub-Neptune-size |
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Mass Class: |
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Detection Type : |
Primary Transit |
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Mass Detection : |
Theoretical |
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Radius Detection : |
Primary Transit |
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Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Habitable |
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Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
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Star Name : |
K2-18 |
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Alternate Name : |
"EPIC 201912552, 2MASS J11301450+0735180, WISE J113014.45+073516.8" |
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Star Distance(LY) : |
124.3 |
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Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
0.4 |
(Rsun Measured) |
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Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
0.4 |
(Msun Measured) |
0.4 |
(Msun Estimated) |
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Star Age : |
0.0 |
(GY) |
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Temperature : |
3457 |
(K) |
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Spectral type : |
M2.5 V |
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UV portion[%]: |
0.3 |
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Visible portion[%]: |
13.3 |
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IR portion[%]: |
86.3 |
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Metalicity : |
0.1 |
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Absolute Magnitude: |
10.6 |
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Apparent Magnitude: |
13.5 |
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Right Ascension(RA) |
172.5605 |
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Declination (DEC) |
7.5884 |
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Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovered by |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
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Discovery Paper - Title |
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Discovery Paper - Journal |
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Discovery Paper - URL |
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SIMBAD LINK |
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-18+&submit=SIMBAD+search |
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Open Exoplanet Database Link |
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K2-18 b
K2-18 b
K2-18 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-18, located about 124.3 light-years (38.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2015.
The host star K2-18 has apparent magnitude of 13.5, with absolute magnitude of 10.6. It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3457 with its spectral types of M2.5 V
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-18 b orbits around the star K2-18 every 32.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.14 AU ( 21377535.7 km)
(Projected orbit of K2-18 b around its host star K2-18)
The Star K2-18 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 0.106 AU ( 15879642.8 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.147 AU ( 21949816.2 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.224 AU ( 33446662.3 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.329 AU ( 49218228.8 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-18 b : 1441.80 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-18)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-18 distance : 0.120 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-18 distance : 0.152 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-18 distance : 0.147 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-18 distance : 0.161 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-18 distance : 0.296 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-18 distance : 0.312 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-18)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-18 distance : 0.119 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-18 distance : 0.157 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-18 distance : 0.158 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-18 distance : 0.301 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-18 distance : 0.313 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-18)
(Position in Stellar Map of star K2-18 and its Exoplanet K2-18 b)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-18 and its Exoplanet K2-18 b (zoom level 3))
(Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-18*)
*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
