Imaginary Picture of K2-45 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-45 b around the hoststar K2-45
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Exoplanet Name : K2-45 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 201345483.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.5990 (Rjup) 6.7142 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2107 (Mjup) 66.9810 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0224 (AU) 0.0224 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0047
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.73 (Days Obs.) 1.73 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4858
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 140261.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 863.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 811.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 656.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1027.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 964.6 (K)
Size Class: sub-Jupiter-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 : K2-45
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11183189-0146270, EPIC 201345483, WISE J111831.86-014626.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 1656.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4103 (K)
Spectral type : K6
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 25.4
IR portion[%]: 73.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.0
Apparent Magnitude: 13.5
Right Ascension(RA) 169.6329
Declination (DEC) -1.7741
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-45+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-45 b
K2-45 b

  • K2-45 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-45, located about 1656.6 light-years (507.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-45 has apparent magnitude of 13.5, with absolute magnitude of 5.0.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4103 with its spectral types of K6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-45 b orbits around the star K2-45 every 1.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3350992.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-45 b around its host star K2-45)


  • The Star K2-45 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.164 AU ( 24551252.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.227 AU ( 33936247.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.346 AU ( 51711331.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.509 AU ( 76095489.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-45 b : 140261.95 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-45)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-45 distance : 0.183 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-45 distance : 0.232 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-45 distance : 0.224 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-45 distance : 0.246 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-45 distance : 0.438 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-45 distance : 0.462 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-45)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-45 distance : 0.181 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-45 distance : 0.240 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-45 distance : 0.240 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-45 distance : 0.445 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-45 distance : 0.463 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-45)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-45 and its Exoplanet K2-45 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-45 and its Exoplanet K2-45 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-45*)
    *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