Imaginary Picture of K2-81 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-81 b around the hoststar K2-81
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Exoplanet Name : K2-81 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 210448987.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1760 (Rjup) 1.9728 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0156 (Mjup) 4.9629 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0590 (AU) 0.0590 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0600
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0167
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.10 (Days Obs.) 6.04 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2752
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 66732.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 717.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 673.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 545.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 853.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 801.1 (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 : K2-81
Alternate Name : "2MASS J03495652+1430080, EPIC 210448987, WISE J034956.50+143007.5"
Star Distance(LY) : 816.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4674 (K)
Spectral type : K4
UV portion[%]: 2.1
Visible portion[%]: 33.8
IR portion[%]: 64.1
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 57.4855
Declination (DEC) 14.5022
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=K2-81+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-81 b
K2-81 b

  • K2-81 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-81, located about 816.3 light-years (250.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-81 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4674 with its spectral types of K4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-81 b orbits around the star K2-81 every 6.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8826274.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-81 b around its host star K2-81)


  • The Star K2-81 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.298 AU ( 44604233.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.412 AU ( 61654706.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.628 AU ( 93948129.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.924 AU ( 138248787.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-81 b : 66732.40 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-81)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-81 distance : 0.327 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-81 distance : 0.414 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-81 distance : 0.400 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-81 distance : 0.439 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-81 distance : 0.761 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-81 distance : 0.803 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-81)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-81 distance : 0.323 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-81 distance : 0.427 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-81 distance : 0.427 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-81 distance : 0.774 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-81 distance : 0.805 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-81)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-81 and its Exoplanet K2-81 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-81 and its Exoplanet K2-81 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-81*)
    *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