Imaginary Picture of K2-69 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-69 b around the hoststar K2-69
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Exoplanet Name : K2-69 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206162305.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2070 (Rjup) 2.3203 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0182 (Mjup) 5.7712 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0591 (AU) 0.0591 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0193
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.07 (Days Obs.) 7.08 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0720
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 24454.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 558.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 524.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 424.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 663.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 623.3 (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 : K2-69
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22230229-1029187, EPIC 206162305, WISE J222302.31-102919.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 578.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4127 (K)
Spectral type : K6
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 25.7
IR portion[%]: 73.5
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.4
Apparent Magnitude: 12.6
Right Ascension(RA) 335.7596
Declination (DEC) -10.4886
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-69+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-69 b
K2-69 b

  • K2-69 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-69, located about 578.5 light-years (177.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-69 has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 6.4.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4127 with its spectral types of K6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-69 b orbits around the star K2-69 every 7.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8841234.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-69 b around its host star K2-69)


  • The Star K2-69 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.181 AU ( 27047250.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.250 AU ( 37386369.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.381 AU ( 56968552.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.560 AU ( 83831721.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-69 b : 24454.56 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-69)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-69 distance : 0.202 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-69 distance : 0.256 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-69 distance : 0.247 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-69 distance : 0.271 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-69 distance : 0.482 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-69 distance : 0.509 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-69)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-69 distance : 0.199 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-69 distance : 0.264 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-69 distance : 0.264 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-69 distance : 0.490 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-69 distance : 0.509 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-69)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-69 and its Exoplanet K2-69 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-69 and its Exoplanet K2-69 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-69*)
    *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