Imaginary Picture of K2-251 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-251 b around the hoststar K2-251
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Exoplanet Name : K2-251 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12424541-0832094 b, EPIC 228758778 b, EPIC 228758778.01, WISE J124245.41-083209.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2100 (Rjup) 2.3539 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0184 (Mjup) 5.8489 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0694 (AU) 0.0694 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0255
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 9.30 (Days Obs.) 9.26 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0556
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 11669.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 463.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 435.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 352.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 551.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 518.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-251
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12424541-0832094, EPIC 228758778, WISE J124245.41-083209.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 476.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3717 (K)
Spectral type : M2
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 18.5
IR portion[%]: 81.1
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.3
Right Ascension(RA) 190.6892
Declination (DEC) -8.5359
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=K2-251&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-251 b
K2-251 b

  • K2-251 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-251, located about 476.9 light-years (146.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-251 has apparent magnitude of 12.3, with absolute magnitude of 6.5.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3717 with its spectral types of M2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-251 b orbits around the star K2-251 every 9.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10382092.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-251 b around its host star K2-251)


  • The Star K2-251 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.147 AU ( 21940136.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.203 AU ( 30327001.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.309 AU ( 46211639.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.455 AU ( 68002451.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-251 b : 11669.39 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-251)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-251 distance : 0.165 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-251 distance : 0.209 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-251 distance : 0.202 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-251 distance : 0.222 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-251 distance : 0.402 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-251 distance : 0.425 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-251)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-251 distance : 0.164 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-251 distance : 0.216 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-251 distance : 0.216 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-251 distance : 0.409 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-251 distance : 0.425 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-251)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-251 and its Exoplanet K2-251 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-251 and its Exoplanet K2-251 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-251*)
    *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