Imaginary Picture of K2-77 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-77 b around the hoststar K2-77
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Exoplanet Name : K2-77 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 210363145 b, EPIC 210363145.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2050 (Rjup) 2.2978 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.9000 (Mjup) 604.0822 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0739 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1400
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0224
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 8.20 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 114.4075
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 79185.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 748.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 703.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 568.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 890.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 836.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-77
Alternate Name : "EPIC 210363145, 2MASS J03405481+1234216, WISE J034054.84+123421.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 464.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.8 (GY)
Temperature : 4970 (K)
Spectral type : K
UV portion[%]: 3.1
Visible portion[%]: 36.8
IR portion[%]: 60.1
Metalicity : 0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 6.4
Apparent Magnitude: 12.2
Right Ascension(RA) 55.2284
Declination (DEC) 12.5726
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-77&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-77 b
K2-77 b

  • K2-77 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-77, located about 464.2 light-years (142.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-77 has apparent magnitude of 12.2, with absolute magnitude of 6.4.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4970 with its spectral types of K
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-77 b orbits around the star K2-77 every 8.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 11051739.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-77 b around its host star K2-77)


  • The Star K2-77 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.407 AU ( 60839338.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.562 AU ( 84095864.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.857 AU ( 128143487.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.261 AU ( 188568755.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-77 b : 79185.77 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-77)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-77 distance : 0.441 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-77 distance : 0.558 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-77 distance : 0.539 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-77 distance : 0.591 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-77 distance : 1.012 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-77 distance : 1.068 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-77)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-77 distance : 0.436 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-77 distance : 0.575 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-77 distance : 0.577 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-77 distance : 1.029 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-77 distance : 1.070 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-77)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-77 and its Exoplanet K2-77 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-77 and its Exoplanet K2-77 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-77*)
    *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