Imaginary Picture of K2-320 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-320 b around the hoststar K2-320
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Exoplanet Name : K2-320 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10530051+0518238 b, EPIC 201796690 b, TIC 281748980 b, WISE J105300.47+051823.5 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2340 (Rjup) 2.6229 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0203 (Mjup) 6.4682 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0142 (AU) 0.0142 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0055
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.00 (Days Obs.) 1.78 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9402
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 54371.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 681.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 640.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 517.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 810.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 761.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-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 : K2-320
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10530051+0518238, EPIC 201796690, TIC 281748980, WISE J105300.47+051823.5"
Star Distance(LY) : 355.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.1 (Msun Measured) 0.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3157 (K)
Spectral type : M6
UV portion[%]: 0.1
Visible portion[%]: 7.4
IR portion[%]: 92.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 8.2
Apparent Magnitude: 13.4
Right Ascension(RA) 163.2522
Declination (DEC) 5.3066
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-320&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-320 b
K2-320 b

  • K2-320 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-320, located about 355.8 light-years (109.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star K2-320 has apparent magnitude of 13.4, with absolute magnitude of 8.2.
  • It is 0.1 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3157 with its spectral types of M6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-320 b orbits around the star K2-320 every 2.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 2124289.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-320 b around its host star K2-320)


  • The Star K2-320 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.065 AU ( 9690106.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.090 AU ( 13394258.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.136 AU ( 20409886.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.201 AU ( 30034042.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-320 b : 54371.21 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-320)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-320 distance : 0.073 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-320 distance : 0.093 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-320 distance : 0.090 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-320 distance : 0.099 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-320 distance : 0.184 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-320 distance : 0.194 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-320)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-320 distance : 0.073 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-320 distance : 0.096 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-320 distance : 0.097 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-320 distance : 0.187 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-320 distance : 0.194 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-320)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-320 and its Exoplanet K2-320 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-320 and its Exoplanet K2-320 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-320*)
    *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