Imaginary Picture of K2-264 c

Display orbital revolution of K2-264 c around the hoststar K2-264
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Exoplanet Name : K2-264 c
Alternate Name : "EPIC 211964830 c, 2MASS J08452605+1941544 c, WISE J084526.01+194154.3 c"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2380 (Rjup) 2.6677 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0207 (Mjup) 6.5709 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1128 (AU) 0.1128 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0538
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 19.66 (Days Obs.) 19.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9233
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 3818.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 350.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 329.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 266.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 417.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 391.8 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-264
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08452605+1941544, K2-264, EPIC 211964830, WISE J084526.01+194154.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 587.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3660 (K)
Spectral type : M2.5 V
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 17.6
IR portion[%]: 82.0
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.8
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 131.3586
Declination (DEC) 19.6985
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-264+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-264 c
K2-264 c

  • K2-264 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-264, located about 587.3 light-years (180.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-264 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.8.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3660 with its spectral types of M2.5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-264 c orbits around the star K2-264 every 19.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.11 AU ( 16879127.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-264 c around its host star K2-264)


  • The Star K2-264 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.136 AU ( 20404132.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.189 AU ( 28203843.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.287 AU ( 42976416.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.423 AU ( 63241679.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-264 c : 3818.35 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-264)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-264 distance : 0.154 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-264 distance : 0.195 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-264 distance : 0.188 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-264 distance : 0.207 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-264 distance : 0.376 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-264 distance : 0.396 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-264)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-264 distance : 0.152 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-264 distance : 0.201 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-264 distance : 0.201 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-264 distance : 0.382 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-264 distance : 0.397 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-264)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-264 and its Exoplanet K2-264 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-264 and its Exoplanet K2-264 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-264*)
    *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