Imaginary Picture of K2-104 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-104 b around the hoststar K2-104
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Exoplanet Name : K2-104 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08383283+1946256 b, EPIC 211969807 b, EPIC 211969807.01, WISE J083832.80+194625.4 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1750 (Rjup) 1.9616 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0155 (Mjup) 4.9367 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0230 (AU) 0.0230 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0900
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0054
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.97 (Days Obs.) 1.94 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2830
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 88002.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 768.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 721.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 584.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 914.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 858.5 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : K2-104
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08383283+1946256, EPIC 211969807, WISE J083832.80+194625.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 610.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.4 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.8 (GY)
Temperature : 3546 (K)
Spectral type : M2.5e
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 10.6
IR portion[%]: 89.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.9
Right Ascension(RA) 129.6368
Declination (DEC) 19.7738
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=EPIC+211969807+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-104 b
K2-104 b

  • K2-104 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-104, located about 610.5 light-years (187.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-104 has apparent magnitude of 12.9, with absolute magnitude of 6.5.
  • It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3546 with its spectral types of M2.5e
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-104 b orbits around the star K2-104 every 2.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3440751.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-104 b around its host star K2-104)


  • The Star K2-104 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.133 AU ( 19967866.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.185 AU ( 27600809.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.281 AU ( 42057525.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.414 AU ( 61889490.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-104 b : 88002.75 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-104)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-104 distance : 0.151 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-104 distance : 0.191 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-104 distance : 0.184 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-104 distance : 0.203 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-104 distance : 0.370 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-104 distance : 0.391 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-104)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-104 distance : 0.149 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-104 distance : 0.197 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-104 distance : 0.198 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-104 distance : 0.376 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-104 distance : 0.391 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-104)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-104 and its Exoplanet K2-104 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-104 and its Exoplanet K2-104 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-104*)
    *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