Imaginary Picture of YSES 2 b

Display orbital revolution of YSES 2 b around the hoststar YSES 2
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Exoplanet Name : YSES 2 b
Alternate Name : "TYC 8984-2245-1 b, 2MASS J11275535-6626046 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 6.3000 (Mjup) 2003.0094 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 114.0000 (AU) 114.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0000
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.00 (Days Obs.) 423888.04 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 19.3437
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 22.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 21.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 17.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 27.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 25.5 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Imaging
Mass Detection : Spectrum
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : YSES 2
Alternate Name : "TYC 8984-2245-1, 2MASS J11275535-6626046"
Star Distance(LY) : 356.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 13.9 (GY)
Temperature : 4749 (K)
Spectral type : K1V
UV portion[%]: 2.3
Visible portion[%]: 34.9
IR portion[%]: 62.8
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.7
Apparent Magnitude: 10.9
Right Ascension(RA) 171.9792
Declination (DEC) -66.4347
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=YSES+2&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
YSES 2 b
YSES 2 b

  • YSES 2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star YSES 2, located about 356.3 light-years (109.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2021.
  • The host star YSES 2 has apparent magnitude of 10.9, with absolute magnitude of 5.7.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4749 with its spectral types of K1V
  • (Projected orbit of YSES 2 b around its host star YSES 2)


  • The Star YSES 2 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.583 AU ( 87197271.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.806 AU ( 120529416.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.228 AU ( 183660157.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.807 AU ( 270263967.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of YSES 2 b : 0.07 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star YSES 2)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.638 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.807 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.780 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.856 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star YSES 2 distance : 1.479 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star YSES 2 distance : 1.560 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star YSES 2)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.630 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.833 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star YSES 2 distance : 0.833 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star YSES 2 distance : 1.503 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star YSES 2 distance : 1.563 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star YSES 2)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star YSES 2 and its Exoplanet YSES 2 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star YSES 2 and its Exoplanet YSES 2 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star YSES 2*)
    *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