Imaginary Picture of K2-71 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-71 b around the hoststar K2-71
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Exoplanet Name : K2-71 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206192813.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1920 (Rjup) 2.1521 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0169 (Mjup) 5.3812 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0559 (AU) 0.0559 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0191
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.99 (Days Obs.) 6.97 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1618
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 18688.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 521.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 490.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 396.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 620.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 582.8 (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 : K2-71
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22465386-0952538, EPIC 206192813, WISE J224653.92-095253.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 503.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4006 (K)
Spectral type : K7
UV portion[%]: 0.7
Visible portion[%]: 23.9
IR portion[%]: 75.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.7
Apparent Magnitude: 12.6
Right Ascension(RA) 341.7244
Declination (DEC) -9.8816
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-71+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-71 b
K2-71 b

  • K2-71 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-71, located about 503.3 light-years (154.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-71 has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 6.7.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4006 with its spectral types of K7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-71 b orbits around the star K2-71 every 7.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8362521.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-71 b around its host star K2-71)


  • The Star K2-71 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.149 AU ( 22363947.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.207 AU ( 30912819.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.315 AU ( 47104295.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.463 AU ( 69316034.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-71 b : 18687.96 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-71)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-71 distance : 0.167 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-71 distance : 0.212 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-71 distance : 0.205 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-71 distance : 0.225 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-71 distance : 0.402 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-71 distance : 0.424 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-71)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-71 distance : 0.165 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-71 distance : 0.219 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-71 distance : 0.219 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-71 distance : 0.409 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-71 distance : 0.425 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-71)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-71 and its Exoplanet K2-71 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-71 and its Exoplanet K2-71 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-71*)
    *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