K2-6

Display orbital revolution around the star K2-6
Imaginary Picture of Star K2-6
Star Name : K2-6
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201384232, 2MASS J11524614-0111545, WISE J115246.12-011154.3"
Star Distance (LY/pc): 1038.6141 (LY) 318.4409 (pc)
Stellar Radius (Rsun): 0.0000 (Rsun, measured) 0.9600 (Rsun, estimated)
Stellar Mass (Msun): 0.9700 (Msun/observed) 0.9700 (Msun/estimated)
Spectral type : G2
Metalicity : -0.1400
Absolute Magnitude : 3.92
Apparent Magnitude : 11.44
Right Ascension(RA) : 178.19225
Declination(DEC) : -1.19848
  • This is the K2-6 . The star K2-6 islocated about 1038.6 light-years (318.4 pc) away from our Solar System.
  • The star K2-6 has apparent magnitude of 11.4, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5850 with its spectral types of G2
  • Number of Extrasolar Planets : 1
  • Name of the 1 Planet K2-6 b radius 0.223000 mass 0.019453 orbital distance 0.189800
    (Illustration of the K2-6's Planetary System)



    The Star K2-6 's habitable zone is located at the following distance

    Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.712 AU ( 106473389.0 km)
    Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.984 AU ( 147174048.4 km)
    Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.499 AU ( 224260680.2 km)
    Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.206 AU ( 330009415.2 km)
    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-6)



    Kopparapu's Recent Venus for Star K2-6 distance : 0.734 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-6 distance : 0.930 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-6 distance : 0.898 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-6 distance : 0.985 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 1.639 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-6 distance : 1.729 AU
    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-6)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-6 distance : 0.736 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 0.956 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 0.975 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 1.668 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-6 distance : 1.735 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-6)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-6 )



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-6 (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-716*)
    *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