Imaginary Picture of K2-68 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-68 b around the hoststar K2-68
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Exoplanet Name : K2-68 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206159027.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1410 (Rjup) 1.5805 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0127 (Mjup) 4.0382 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0708 (AU) 0.0708 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0221
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 8.05 (Days Obs.) 8.05 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6166
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 57394.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 690.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 648.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 524.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 821.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 771.5 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : K2-68
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22160474-1034022, EPIC 206159027, WISE J221604.70-103402.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 552.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4746 (K)
Spectral type : K3
UV portion[%]: 2.3
Visible portion[%]: 34.8
IR portion[%]: 62.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.0
Apparent Magnitude: 11.1
Right Ascension(RA) 334.0198
Declination (DEC) -10.5673
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-68+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-68 b
K2-68 b

  • K2-68 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-68, located about 552.9 light-years (169.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-68 has apparent magnitude of 11.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.0.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4746 with its spectral types of K3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-68 b orbits around the star K2-68 every 8.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10591529.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-68 b around its host star K2-68)


  • The Star K2-68 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.332 AU ( 49638939.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.459 AU ( 68613986.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.699 AU ( 104552530.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.028 AU ( 153853629.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-68 b : 57394.07 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-68)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-68 distance : 0.363 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-68 distance : 0.460 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-68 distance : 0.444 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-68 distance : 0.487 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-68 distance : 0.842 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-68 distance : 0.888 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-68)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-68 distance : 0.359 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-68 distance : 0.474 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-68 distance : 0.474 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-68 distance : 0.856 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-68 distance : 0.890 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-68)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-68 and its Exoplanet K2-68 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-68 and its Exoplanet K2-68 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-68*)
    *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