Imaginary Picture of K2-216 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-216 b around the hoststar K2-216
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Exoplanet Name : K2-216 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00455526+0620490 b, EPIC 220481411 b, EPIC 220481411.01, WISE J004555.25+062049.2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1560 (Rjup) 1.7486 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0252 (Mjup) 8.0025 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0280 (AU) 0.0280 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0060
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.17 (Days Obs.) 2.05 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.6172
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 333396.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1072.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1007.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 814.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1275.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1197.7 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-216
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00455526+0620490, EPIC 220481411, WISE J004555.25+062049.2"
Star Distance(LY) : 375.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4503 (K)
Spectral type : K5 V
UV portion[%]: 1.6
Visible portion[%]: 31.2
IR portion[%]: 67.3
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 7.2
Apparent Magnitude: 12.5
Right Ascension(RA) 11.4802
Declination (DEC) 6.3470
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=K2-216&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-216 b
K2-216 b

  • K2-216 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-216, located about 375.4 light-years (115.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-216 has apparent magnitude of 12.5, with absolute magnitude of 7.2.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4503 with its spectral types of K5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-216 b orbits around the star K2-216 every 2.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4188740.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-216 b around its host star K2-216)


  • The Star K2-216 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.316 AU ( 47314527.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.437 AU ( 65401041.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.666 AU ( 99656713.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.980 AU ( 146649219.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-216 b : 333396.88 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-216)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-216 distance : 0.349 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-216 distance : 0.442 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-216 distance : 0.427 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-216 distance : 0.469 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-216 distance : 0.819 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-216 distance : 0.864 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-216)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-216 distance : 0.345 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-216 distance : 0.456 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-216 distance : 0.456 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-216 distance : 0.832 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-216 distance : 0.866 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-216)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-216 and its Exoplanet K2-216 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-216 and its Exoplanet K2-216 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-216*)
    *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