Imaginary Picture of K2-276 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-276 b around the hoststar K2-276
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Exoplanet Name : K2-276 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08234865+2238024 b, EPIC 212130773 b, EPIC 212130773.01, WISE J082348.67+223802.2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.3360 (Rjup) 3.7662 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0285 (Mjup) 9.0554 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1291 (AU) 0.1291 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0512
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 18.72 (Days Obs.) 18.71 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6384
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 37077.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 619.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 581.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 470.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 736.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 691.7 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-276
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08234865+2238024, EPIC 212130773, WISE J082348.67+223802.2"
Star Distance(LY) : 1569.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5139 (K)
Spectral type : K1
UV portion[%]: 4.3
Visible portion[%]: 39.1
IR portion[%]: 56.6
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.9
Right Ascension(RA) 125.9528
Declination (DEC) 22.6340
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-276+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-276 b
K2-276 b

  • K2-276 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-276, located about 1569.1 light-years (481.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-276 has apparent magnitude of 12.9, with absolute magnitude of 4.5.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5139 with its spectral types of K1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-276 b orbits around the star K2-276 every 18.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.13 AU ( 19313085.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-276 b around its host star K2-276)


  • The Star K2-276 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.486 AU ( 72750213.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.672 AU ( 100559807.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.024 AU ( 153230892.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.507 AU ( 225485970.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-276 b : 37077.01 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-276)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-276 distance : 0.522 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-276 distance : 0.662 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-276 distance : 0.639 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-276 distance : 0.701 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-276 distance : 1.193 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-276 distance : 1.258 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-276)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-276 distance : 0.518 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-276 distance : 0.681 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-276 distance : 0.685 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-276 distance : 1.213 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-276 distance : 1.261 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-276)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-276 and its Exoplanet K2-276 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-276 and its Exoplanet K2-276 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-276*)
    *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