Imaginary Picture of K2-318 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-318 b around the hoststar K2-318
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Exoplanet Name : K2-318 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J15294714-1733261 b, EPIC 249826231 b, TIC 335322931 b, WISE J152947.09-173326.6 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1480 (Rjup) 1.6589 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0133 (Mjup) 4.2243 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0911 (AU) 0.0911 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0192
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.01 (Days Obs.) 13.42 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5350
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 9830.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 444.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 417.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 337.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 528.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 496.3 (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 : K2-318
Alternate Name : "2MASS J15294714-1733261, EPIC 249826231, TIC 335322931, WISE J152947.09-173326.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 484.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 2.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3851 (K)
Spectral type : M0
UV portion[%]: 0.5
Visible portion[%]: 20.6
IR portion[%]: 78.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.2
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 232.4464
Declination (DEC) -17.5573
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-318+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-318 b
K2-318 b

  • K2-318 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-318, located about 484.3 light-years (148.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star K2-318 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.2.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3851 with its spectral types of M0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-318 b orbits around the star K2-318 every 7.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.09 AU ( 13628366.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-318 b around its host star K2-318)


  • The Star K2-318 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.177 AU ( 26434301.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.244 AU ( 36539112.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.372 AU ( 55677521.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.548 AU ( 81931912.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-318 b : 9830.77 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-318)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-318 distance : 0.199 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-318 distance : 0.251 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-318 distance : 0.243 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-318 distance : 0.267 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-318 distance : 0.480 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-318 distance : 0.507 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-318)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-318 distance : 0.196 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-318 distance : 0.260 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-318 distance : 0.260 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-318 distance : 0.488 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-318 distance : 0.508 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-318)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-318 and its Exoplanet K2-318 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-318 and its Exoplanet K2-318 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-318*)
    *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