Imaginary Picture of K2-257 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-257 b around the hoststar K2-257
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Exoplanet Name : K2-257 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12330683-0157113 b, EPIC 228974324 b, EPIC 228974324.01, WISE J123306.80-015711.7 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0740 (Rjup) 0.8295 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0016 (Mjup) 0.5035 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0216 (AU) 0.0216 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0044
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.61 (Days Obs.) 1.61 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7318
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 126515.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 841.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 790.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 639.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1001.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 940.0 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-257
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12330683-0157113, EPIC 228974324, WISE J123306.80-015711.7"
Star Distance(LY) : 211.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3725 (K)
Spectral type : M2
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 18.6
IR portion[%]: 81.0
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.4
Apparent Magnitude: 10.5
Right Ascension(RA) 188.2785
Declination (DEC) -1.9532
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=K2-257&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-257 b
K2-257 b

  • K2-257 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-257, located about 211.3 light-years (64.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-257 has apparent magnitude of 10.5, with absolute magnitude of 6.4.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3725 with its spectral types of M2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-257 b orbits around the star K2-257 every 1.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3231314.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-257 b around its host star K2-257)


  • The Star K2-257 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.150 AU ( 22484367.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.208 AU ( 31079271.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.317 AU ( 47357931.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.466 AU ( 69689271.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-257 b : 126515.12 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-257)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-257 distance : 0.169 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-257 distance : 0.214 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-257 distance : 0.207 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-257 distance : 0.228 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-257 distance : 0.412 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-257 distance : 0.435 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-257)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-257 distance : 0.168 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-257 distance : 0.222 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-257 distance : 0.222 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-257 distance : 0.419 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-257 distance : 0.435 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-257)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-257 and its Exoplanet K2-257 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-257 and its Exoplanet K2-257 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-257*)
    *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