Imaginary Picture of K2-316 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-316 b around the hoststar K2-316
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Exoplanet Name : K2-316 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J15342993-2315330 b, EPIC 249384674 b, TIC 73943566 b, WISE J153429.93-231533.7 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1190 (Rjup) 1.3339 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0087 (Mjup) 2.7700 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0147 (AU) 0.0147 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0031
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.13 (Days Obs.) 1.02 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5569
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 114222.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 820.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 770.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 623.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 975.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 916.3 (K)
Size Class: super-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 : K2-316
Alternate Name : "2MASS J15342993-2315330, EPIC 249384674, TIC 73943566, WISE J153429.93-231533.7"
Star Distance(LY) : 368.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.4 (Msun Measured) 0.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3436 (K)
Spectral type : M5
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 12.7
IR portion[%]: 87.0
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 7.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.7
Right Ascension(RA) 233.6248
Declination (DEC) -23.2592
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-316+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-316 b
K2-316 b

  • K2-316 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-316, located about 368.0 light-years (112.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star K2-316 has apparent magnitude of 12.7, with absolute magnitude of 7.5.
  • It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3436 with its spectral types of M5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-316 b orbits around the star K2-316 every 1.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 2199088.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-316 b around its host star K2-316)


  • The Star K2-316 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.097 AU ( 14539451.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.134 AU ( 20097321.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.205 AU ( 30623870.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.301 AU ( 45064366.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-316 b : 114222.05 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-316)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-316 distance : 0.110 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-316 distance : 0.139 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-316 distance : 0.134 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-316 distance : 0.148 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-316 distance : 0.271 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-316 distance : 0.286 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-316)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-316 distance : 0.109 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-316 distance : 0.144 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-316 distance : 0.144 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-316 distance : 0.276 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-316 distance : 0.287 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-316)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-316 and its Exoplanet K2-316 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-316 and its Exoplanet K2-316 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-316*)
    *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