Imaginary Picture of K2-271 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-271 b around the hoststar K2-271
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Exoplanet Name : K2-271 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08205372+1605274 b, EPIC 211713099 b, EPIC 211713099.01, WISE J082053.73+160527.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.6490 (Rjup) 7.2746 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2680 (Mjup) 85.1933 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0770 (AU) 0.0770 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0234
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 8.56 (Days Obs.) 8.57 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6098
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 205703.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 950.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 892.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 722.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1130.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1061.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Jupiter-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 : K2-271
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08205372+1605274, EPIC 211713099, WISE J082053.73+160527.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 1771.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5644 (K)
Spectral type : G5
UV portion[%]: 7.4
Visible portion[%]: 44.1
IR portion[%]: 48.4
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 3.9
Apparent Magnitude: 12.6
Right Ascension(RA) 125.2239
Declination (DEC) 16.0909
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-271+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-271 b
K2-271 b

  • K2-271 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-271, located about 1771.6 light-years (543.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-271 has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5644 with its spectral types of G5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-271 b orbits around the star K2-271 every 8.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11519036.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-271 b around its host star K2-271)


  • The Star K2-271 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.683 AU ( 102203864.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.944 AU ( 141272449.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.439 AU ( 215267949.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.118 AU ( 316776218.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-271 b : 205703.54 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-271)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-271 distance : 0.714 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-271 distance : 0.904 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-271 distance : 0.873 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-271 distance : 0.957 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-271 distance : 1.602 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-271 distance : 1.690 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-271)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-271 distance : 0.713 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-271 distance : 0.929 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-271 distance : 0.943 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-271 distance : 1.630 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-271 distance : 1.695 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-271)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-271 and its Exoplanet K2-271 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-271 and its Exoplanet K2-271 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-271*)
    *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