Imaginary Picture of K2-191 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-191 b around the hoststar K2-191
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Exoplanet Name : K2-191 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13263339-1248235 b, EPIC 212496592 b, EPIC 212496592.01, WISE J132633.39-124823.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1410 (Rjup) 1.5805 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0127 (Mjup) 4.0382 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0381 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0078
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.86 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6166
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 428764.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1142.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1072.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 867.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1358.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1275.5 (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 : K2-191
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13263339-1248235, EPIC 212496592, WISE J132633.39-124823.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 924.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5176 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 4.8
Visible portion[%]: 39.8
IR portion[%]: 55.4
Metalicity : 0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 4.3
Apparent Magnitude: 11.6
Right Ascension(RA) 201.6392
Declination (DEC) -12.8066
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-191+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-191 b
K2-191 b

  • K2-191 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-191, located about 924.2 light-years (283.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-191 has apparent magnitude of 11.6, with absolute magnitude of 4.3.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5176 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-191 b orbits around the star K2-191 every 2.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5693592.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-191 b around its host star K2-191)


  • The Star K2-191 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.488 AU ( 72933311.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.674 AU ( 100812896.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.027 AU ( 153616544.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.511 AU ( 226053474.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-191 b : 428764.26 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-191)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-191 distance : 0.523 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-191 distance : 0.662 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-191 distance : 0.639 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-191 distance : 0.701 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-191 distance : 1.192 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-191 distance : 1.257 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-191)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-191 distance : 0.518 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-191 distance : 0.682 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-191 distance : 0.686 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-191 distance : 1.212 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-191 distance : 1.260 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-191)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-191 and its Exoplanet K2-191 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-191 and its Exoplanet K2-191 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-191*)
    *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