Imaginary Picture of K2-324 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-324 b around the hoststar K2-324
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Exoplanet Name : K2-324 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10302934+0651492 b, EPIC 248639308 b, TIC 392817207 b, WISE J103029.33+065149.2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2170 (Rjup) 2.4324 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0190 (Mjup) 6.0300 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0331 (AU) 0.0331 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0089
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.26 (Days Obs.) 3.05 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0192
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 57695.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 691.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 649.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 525.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 822.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 772.5 (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 : K2-324
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10302934+0651492, EPIC 248639308, TIC 392817207, WISE J103029.33+065149.2"
Star Distance(LY) : 447.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3752 (K)
Spectral type : M1
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 18.9
IR portion[%]: 80.7
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.4
Apparent Magnitude: 12.1
Right Ascension(RA) 157.6223
Declination (DEC) 6.8637
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-324&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-324 b
K2-324 b

  • K2-324 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-324, located about 447.4 light-years (137.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star K2-324 has apparent magnitude of 12.1, with absolute magnitude of 6.4.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3752 with its spectral types of M1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-324 b orbits around the star K2-324 every 3.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4951689.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-324 b around its host star K2-324)


  • The Star K2-324 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.156 AU ( 23267726.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.215 AU ( 32162078.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.328 AU ( 49007890.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.482 AU ( 72117257.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-324 b : 57695.31 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-324)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-324 distance : 0.175 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-324 distance : 0.222 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-324 distance : 0.214 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-324 distance : 0.235 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-324 distance : 0.426 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-324 distance : 0.449 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-324)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-324 distance : 0.173 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-324 distance : 0.229 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-324 distance : 0.229 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-324 distance : 0.433 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-324 distance : 0.450 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-324)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-324 and its Exoplanet K2-324 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-324 and its Exoplanet K2-324 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-324*)
    *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