Imaginary Picture of K2-323 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-323 b around the hoststar K2-323
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Exoplanet Name : K2-323 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10374104+0617094 b, EPIC 248616368 b, TIC 392852196 b, WISE J103741.03+061709.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1870 (Rjup) 2.0961 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0165 (Mjup) 5.2508 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1275 (AU) 0.1275 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0683
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 24.93 (Days Obs.) 24.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1951
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 4323.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 361.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 339.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 275.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 430.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 404.2 (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 : K2-323
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10374104+0617094, EPIC 248616368, TIC 392852196, WISE J103741.03+061709.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 387.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3710 (K)
Spectral type : M2
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 18.4
IR portion[%]: 81.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.3
Apparent Magnitude: 11.6
Right Ascension(RA) 159.4210
Declination (DEC) 6.2859
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-323&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-323 b
K2-323 b

  • K2-323 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-323, located about 387.2 light-years (118.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star K2-323 has apparent magnitude of 11.6, with absolute magnitude of 6.3.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3710 with its spectral types of M2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-323 b orbits around the star K2-323 every 24.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.13 AU ( 19073728.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-323 b around its host star K2-323)


  • The Star K2-323 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.164 AU ( 24534014.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.227 AU ( 33912419.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.345 AU ( 51675023.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.508 AU ( 76042060.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-323 b : 4323.20 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-323)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-323 distance : 0.185 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-323 distance : 0.234 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-323 distance : 0.226 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-323 distance : 0.248 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-323 distance : 0.450 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-323 distance : 0.475 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-323)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-323 distance : 0.183 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-323 distance : 0.242 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-323 distance : 0.242 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-323 distance : 0.457 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-323 distance : 0.476 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-323)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-323 and its Exoplanet K2-323 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-323 and its Exoplanet K2-323 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-323*)
    *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