Imaginary Picture of K2-222 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-222 b around the hoststar K2-222
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Exoplanet Name : K2-222 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01055095+1145123 b, EPIC 220709978 b, EPIC 220709978.01, TYC 615-587-1 b, WISE J010550.98+114513.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2097 (Rjup) 2.3505 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0250 (Mjup) 7.9485 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1211 (AU) 0.1211 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1600
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0421
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 15.39 (Days Obs.) 15.39 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4386
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 133809.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 853.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 801.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 648.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1015.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 953.3 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-222
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01055095+1145123, EPIC 220709978, TYC 615-587-1, WISE J010550.98+114513.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 331.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6058 (K)
Spectral type : G0
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 3.4
Apparent Magnitude: 8.4
Right Ascension(RA) 16.4623
Declination (DEC) 11.7534
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 00615-00587
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-222&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-222 b
K2-222 b

  • K2-222 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-222, located about 331.3 light-years (101.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-222 has apparent magnitude of 8.4, with absolute magnitude of 3.4.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6058 with its spectral types of G0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-222 b orbits around the star K2-222 every 15.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.12 AU ( 18116302.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-222 b around its host star K2-222)


  • The Star K2-222 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.867 AU ( 129641231.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.198 AU ( 179198061.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.825 AU ( 273058189.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.686 AU ( 401817087.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-222 b : 133809.39 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-222)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-222 distance : 0.883 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-222 distance : 1.118 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-222 distance : 1.080 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-222 distance : 1.184 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-222 distance : 1.961 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-222 distance : 2.069 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-222)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-222 distance : 0.889 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-222 distance : 1.148 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-222 distance : 1.177 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-222 distance : 1.996 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-222 distance : 2.076 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-222)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-222 and its Exoplanet K2-222 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-222 and its Exoplanet K2-222 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-222*)
    *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