Imaginary Picture of K2-62 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-62 b around the hoststar K2-62
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Exoplanet Name : K2-62 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206096602.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1910 (Rjup) 2.1409 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0168 (Mjup) 5.3551 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0636 (AU) 0.0636 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0183
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.67 (Days Obs.) 6.68 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1683
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 91625.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 776.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 729.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 590.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 923.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 867.2 (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 : K2-62
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22172739-1211150, EPIC 206096602, WISE J221727.45-121114.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 367.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4880 (K)
Spectral type : K3
UV portion[%]: 2.7
Visible portion[%]: 36.0
IR portion[%]: 61.3
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 10.4
Right Ascension(RA) 334.3642
Declination (DEC) -12.1875
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-62+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-62 b
K2-62 b

  • K2-62 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-62, located about 367.0 light-years (112.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-62 has apparent magnitude of 10.4, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4880 with its spectral types of K3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-62 b orbits around the star K2-62 every 6.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 9514424.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-62 b around its host star K2-62)


  • The Star K2-62 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.377 AU ( 56340489.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.521 AU ( 77877280.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.793 AU ( 118667740.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.167 AU ( 174624779.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-62 b : 91625.34 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-62)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-62 distance : 0.410 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-62 distance : 0.519 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-62 distance : 0.501 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-62 distance : 0.550 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-62 distance : 0.945 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-62 distance : 0.997 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-62)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-62 distance : 0.405 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-62 distance : 0.535 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-62 distance : 0.536 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-62 distance : 0.960 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-62 distance : 0.999 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-62)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-62 and its Exoplanet K2-62 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-62 and its Exoplanet K2-62 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-62*)
    *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