Imaginary Picture of K2-46 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-46 b around the hoststar K2-46
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Exoplanet Name : K2-46 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 201403446.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1830 (Rjup) 2.0512 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0162 (Mjup) 5.1462 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1382 (AU) 0.1382 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0524
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 19.15 (Days Obs.) 19.15 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2231
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 163641.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 897.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 843.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 682.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1067.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1002.5 (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 : K2-46
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11370392-0054262, EPIC 201403446, WISE J113703.90-005426.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 1478.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6256 (K)
Spectral type : F8
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 2.8
Apparent Magnitude: 11.0
Right Ascension(RA) 174.2663
Declination (DEC) -0.9073
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-46+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-46 b
K2-46 b

  • K2-46 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-46, located about 1478.3 light-years (453.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-46 has apparent magnitude of 11.0, with absolute magnitude of 2.8.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6256 with its spectral types of F8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-46 b orbits around the star K2-46 every 19.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.14 AU ( 20675921.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-46 b around its host star K2-46)


  • The Star K2-46 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.094 AU ( 163621851.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.512 AU ( 226168158.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.304 AU ( 344630222.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.390 AU ( 507138469.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-46 b : 163641.05 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-46)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-46 distance : 1.101 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-46 distance : 1.395 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-46 distance : 1.347 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-46 distance : 1.476 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-46 distance : 2.436 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-46 distance : 2.569 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-46)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-46 distance : 1.114 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-46 distance : 1.431 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-46 distance : 1.474 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-46 distance : 2.480 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-46 distance : 2.579 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-46)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-46 and its Exoplanet K2-46 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-46 and its Exoplanet K2-46 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-46*)
    *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