Imaginary Picture of K2-412 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-412 b around the hoststar K2-412
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Exoplanet Name : K2-412 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 247422570 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1888 (Rjup) 2.1160 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0167 (Mjup) 5.2972 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0586 (AU) 0.0586 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0163
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.94 (Days Obs.) 5.48 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1831
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 332848.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1072.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1006.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 814.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1274.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1197.2 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-412
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 2133.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5590 (K)
Spectral type : G6
UV portion[%]: 7.2
Visible portion[%]: 43.8
IR portion[%]: 48.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.6
Apparent Magnitude: 15.7
Right Ascension(RA) 76.2625
Declination (DEC) 21.5803
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=GJ+1002&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-412 b
K2-412 b

  • K2-412 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-412, located about 2133.3 light-years (654.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star K2-412 has apparent magnitude of 15.7, with absolute magnitude of 6.6.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5590 with its spectral types of G6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-412 b orbits around the star K2-412 every 5.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8766435.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-412 b around its host star K2-412)


  • The Star K2-412 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.661 AU ( 98940999.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.914 AU ( 136762317.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.393 AU ( 208395506.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.050 AU ( 306663116.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-412 b : 332847.99 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-412)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-412 distance : 0.693 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-412 distance : 0.878 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-412 distance : 0.848 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-412 distance : 0.930 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-412 distance : 1.558 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-412 distance : 1.644 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-412)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-412 distance : 0.692 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-412 distance : 0.903 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-412 distance : 0.915 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-412 distance : 1.585 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-412 distance : 1.649 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-412)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-412 and its Exoplanet K2-412 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-412 and its Exoplanet K2-412 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-412*)
    *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