Imaginary Picture of K2-194 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-194 b around the hoststar K2-194
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Exoplanet Name : K2-194 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13382614-0855378 b, EPIC 212672300 b, EPIC 212672300.01, WISE J133826.16-085537.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.3250 (Rjup) 3.6429 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0276 (Mjup) 8.7793 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.2359 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.1087
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 39.72 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6615
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 46140.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 654.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 614.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 497.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 777.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 730.5 (K)
Size Class: Neptune-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 : K2-194
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13382614-0855378, EPIC 212672300, WISE J133826.16-085537.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 2097.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5979 (K)
Spectral type : G1
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 2.8
Apparent Magnitude: 11.9
Right Ascension(RA) 204.6089
Declination (DEC) -8.9271
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-194+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-194 b
K2-194 b

  • K2-194 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-194, located about 2097.7 light-years (643.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-194 has apparent magnitude of 11.9, with absolute magnitude of 2.8.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5979 with its spectral types of G1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-194 b orbits around the star K2-194 every 39.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.24 AU ( 35290340.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-194 b around its host star K2-194)


  • The Star K2-194 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.991 AU ( 148294549.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.370 AU ( 204981821.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.088 AU ( 312346933.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.072 AU ( 459632195.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-194 b : 46140.05 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-194)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-194 distance : 1.015 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-194 distance : 1.285 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-194 distance : 1.241 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-194 distance : 1.361 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-194 distance : 2.258 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-194 distance : 2.382 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-194)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-194 distance : 1.020 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-194 distance : 1.320 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-194 distance : 1.350 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-194 distance : 2.299 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-194 distance : 2.390 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-194)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-194 and its Exoplanet K2-194 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-194 and its Exoplanet K2-194 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-194*)
    *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