Imaginary Picture of K2-52 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-52 b around the hoststar K2-52
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Exoplanet Name : K2-52 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 203776696.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.6060 (Rjup) 18.0017 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.4046 (Mjup) 128.6377 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0540 (AU) 0.0540 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0097
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.54 (Days Obs.) 3.53 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.3970
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5262603.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2137.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2007.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1624.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2542.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2387.3 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Theoretical
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-52
Alternate Name : "2MASS J16262672-2458119, EPIC 203776696, WISE J162626.73-245811.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 3140.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.7 (Msun Measured) 1.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 7147 (K)
Spectral type : F1
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 2.8
Apparent Magnitude: 12.7
Right Ascension(RA) 246.6114
Declination (DEC) -24.9699
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-52+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-52 b
K2-52 b

  • K2-52 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-52, located about 3140.9 light-years (963.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-52 has apparent magnitude of 12.7, with absolute magnitude of 2.8.
  • It is 1.7 times more massive and 2.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 7147 with its spectral types of F1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-52 b orbits around the star K2-52 every 3.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 8078285.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-52 b around its host star K2-52)


  • The Star K2-52 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 2.423 AU ( 362534875.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.350 AU ( 501117939.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 5.104 AU ( 763592842.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 7.511 AU ( 1123660318.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-52 b : 5262603.49 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-52)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-52 distance : 2.326 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-52 distance : 2.946 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-52 distance : 2.845 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-52 distance : 3.116 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-52 distance : 5.090 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-52 distance : 5.368 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-52)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-52 distance : 2.398 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-52 distance : 3.014 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-52 distance : 3.172 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-52 distance : 5.183 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-52 distance : 5.390 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-52)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-52 and its Exoplanet K2-52 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-52 and its Exoplanet K2-52 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-52*)
    *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