Imaginary Picture of K2-211 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-211 b around the hoststar K2-211
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Exoplanet Name : K2-211 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01242543+0142176 b, EPIC 220256496 b, EPIC 220256496.01, WISE J012425.46+014217.6 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1230 (Rjup) 1.3787 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0098 (Mjup) 3.1252 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0144 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0018
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.67 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6441
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2973912.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1853.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1740.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1408.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2204.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2069.9 (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 : K2-211
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01242543+0142176, EPIC 220256496, WISE J012425.46+014217.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 912.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5221 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 5.2
Visible portion[%]: 40.4
IR portion[%]: 54.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.4
Apparent Magnitude: 11.6
Right Ascension(RA) 21.1060
Declination (DEC) 1.7050
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=K2-211&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-211 b
K2-211 b

  • K2-211 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-211, located about 912.1 light-years (279.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-211 has apparent magnitude of 11.6, with absolute magnitude of 4.4.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5221 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-211 b orbits around the star K2-211 every 0.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 2147261.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-211 b around its host star K2-211)


  • The Star K2-211 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.484 AU ( 72440151.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.669 AU ( 100131220.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.020 AU ( 152577821.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.501 AU ( 224524947.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-211 b : 2973912.60 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-211)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-211 distance : 0.518 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-211 distance : 0.656 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-211 distance : 0.634 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-211 distance : 0.695 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-211 distance : 1.179 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-211 distance : 1.243 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-211)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-211 distance : 0.514 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-211 distance : 0.675 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-211 distance : 0.680 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-211 distance : 1.199 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-211 distance : 1.247 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-211)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-211 and its Exoplanet K2-211 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-211 and its Exoplanet K2-211 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-211*)
    *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