K2-246

Display orbital revolution around the star K2-246
Imaginary Picture of Star K2-246
Star Name : K2-246
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12063112-0109379, EPIC 201386739, WISE J120631.10-010938.0"
Star Distance (LY/pc): 2437.8205 (LY) 747.4400 (pc)
Stellar Radius (Rsun): 0.0000 (Rsun, measured) 0.9400 (Rsun, estimated)
Stellar Mass (Msun): 0.8700 (Msun/observed) 0.8700 (Msun/estimated)
Spectral type : G6
Metalicity : -0.1900
Absolute Magnitude : 3.80
Apparent Magnitude : 13.17
Right Ascension(RA) : 181.62972
Declination(DEC) : -1.16056
  • This is the K2-246 . The star K2-246 islocated about 2437.8 light-years (747.4 pc) away from our Solar System.
  • The star K2-246 has apparent magnitude of 13.2, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5610 with its spectral types of G6
  • Number of Extrasolar Planets : 1
  • Name of the 1 Planet K2-246 b radius 0.311000 mass 0.026505 orbital distance 0.060200
    (Illustration of the K2-246's Planetary System)



    The Star K2-246 's habitable zone is located at the following distance

    Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.641 AU ( 95876393.4 km)
    Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.886 AU ( 132526231.1 km)
    Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.350 AU ( 201940648.2 km)
    Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.986 AU ( 297164510.3 km)
    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-246)



    Kopparapu's Recent Venus for Star K2-246 distance : 0.671 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-246 distance : 0.850 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-246 distance : 0.821 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-246 distance : 0.900 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-246 distance : 1.507 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-246 distance : 1.590 AU
    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-246)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-246 distance : 0.670 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-246 distance : 0.874 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-246 distance : 0.886 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-246 distance : 1.534 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-246 distance : 1.595 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-246)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-246 )



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-246 (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-915*)
    *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