Imaginary Picture of K2-88 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-88 b around the hoststar K2-88
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Exoplanet Name : K2-88 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 210750726.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1100 (Rjup) 1.2330 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0065 (Mjup) 2.0811 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0345 (AU) 0.0345 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0126
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.61 (Days Obs.) 4.59 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3689
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 10900.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 456.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 428.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 346.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 542.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 509.3 (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 : K2-88
Alternate Name : "2MASS J03390038+1907126, EPIC 210750726"
Star Distance(LY) : 363.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.3 (Msun Measured) 0.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3537 (K)
Spectral type : M4
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 15.3
IR portion[%]: 84.3
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.8
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 54.7516
Declination (DEC) 19.1202
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-88+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-88 b
K2-88 b

  • K2-88 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-88, located about 363.8 light-years (111.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-88 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.8.
  • It is 0.3 times more massive and 0.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3537 with its spectral types of M4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-88 b orbits around the star K2-88 every 4.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 5161126.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-88 b around its host star K2-88)


  • The Star K2-88 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.070 AU ( 10541479.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.097 AU ( 14571079.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.148 AU ( 22203101.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.218 AU ( 32672836.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-88 b : 10900.68 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-88)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-88 distance : 0.080 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-88 distance : 0.101 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-88 distance : 0.097 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-88 distance : 0.107 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-88 distance : 0.196 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-88 distance : 0.206 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-88)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-88 distance : 0.079 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-88 distance : 0.104 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-88 distance : 0.104 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-88 distance : 0.199 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-88 distance : 0.207 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-88)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-88 and its Exoplanet K2-88 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-88 and its Exoplanet K2-88 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-88*)
    *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