Imaginary Picture of K2-291 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-291 b around the hoststar K2-291
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Exoplanet Name : K2-291 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 247418783 b, 2MASS J05054699+2132552 b, HD 285181 b, TYC 1294-1233-1 b, WISE J050547.01+213254.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1420 (Rjup) 1.5917 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0204 (Mjup) 6.4923 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0326 (AU) 0.0326 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0061
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.23 (Days Obs.) 2.23 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.5626
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 867250.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1362.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1279.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1034.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1619.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1521.1 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-291
Alternate Name : "EPIC 247418783, 2MASS J05054699+2132552, HD 285181, TYC 1294-1233-1, WISE J050547.01+213254.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 292.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.7 (GY)
Temperature : 5520 (K)
Spectral type : G7
UV portion[%]: 7.0
Visible portion[%]: 43.4
IR portion[%]: 49.7
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.2
Apparent Magnitude: 10.0
Right Ascension(RA) 76.4458
Declination (DEC) 21.5486
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-291+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-291 b
K2-291 b

  • K2-291 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-291, located about 292.0 light-years (89.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star K2-291 has apparent magnitude of 10.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.2.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5520 with its spectral types of G7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-291 b orbits around the star K2-291 every 2.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4878386.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-291 b around its host star K2-291)


  • The Star K2-291 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.594 AU ( 88874828.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.821 AU ( 122848239.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.251 AU ( 187193530.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.841 AU ( 275463480.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-291 b : 867250.47 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-291)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-291 distance : 0.625 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-291 distance : 0.792 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-291 distance : 0.765 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-291 distance : 0.839 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-291 distance : 1.408 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-291 distance : 1.486 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-291)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-291 distance : 0.623 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-291 distance : 0.814 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-291 distance : 0.824 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-291 distance : 1.433 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-291 distance : 1.490 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-291)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-291 and its Exoplanet K2-291 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-291 and its Exoplanet K2-291 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-291*)
    *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