Imaginary Picture of K2-209 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-209 b around the hoststar K2-209
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Exoplanet Name : K2-209 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00584575+0123014 b, EPIC 220241529 b, EPIC 220241529.01, TYC 12-531-1 b, WISE J005845.70+012259.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0770 (Rjup) 0.8631 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0018 (Mjup) 0.5794 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0288 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0057
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.08 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7779
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 368637.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1099.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1032.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 835.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1307.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1228.2 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-209
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00584575+0123014, EPIC 220241529, TYC 12-531-1, WISE J005845.70+012259.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 249.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4720 (K)
Spectral type : K3
UV portion[%]: 2.2
Visible portion[%]: 34.5
IR portion[%]: 63.3
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 9.3
Right Ascension(RA) 14.6907
Declination (DEC) 1.3838
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-209&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-209 b
K2-209 b

  • K2-209 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-209, located about 249.4 light-years (76.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-209 has apparent magnitude of 9.3, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4720 with its spectral types of K3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-209 b orbits around the star K2-209 every 2.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4315889.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-209 b around its host star K2-209)


  • The Star K2-209 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.343 AU ( 51262579.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.474 AU ( 70858281.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.722 AU ( 107972340.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.062 AU ( 158886029.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-209 b : 368637.65 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-209)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-209 distance : 0.375 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-209 distance : 0.475 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-209 distance : 0.459 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-209 distance : 0.504 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-209 distance : 0.871 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-209 distance : 0.919 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-209)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-209 distance : 0.371 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-209 distance : 0.490 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-209 distance : 0.490 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-209 distance : 0.886 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-209 distance : 0.921 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-209)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-209 and its Exoplanet K2-209 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-209 and its Exoplanet K2-209 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-209*)
    *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