Imaginary Picture of K2-106 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-106 b around the hoststar EPIC 220674823
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Exoplanet Name : K2-106 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 220674823 b, 2MASS J00521914+1047409 b, EPIC 220674823.01, TYC 608-458-1 b, WISE J005219.18+104740.9 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1495 (Rjup) 1.6760 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0245 (Mjup) 7.7895 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0131 (AU) 0.0131 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0016
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.57 (Days Obs.) 0.56 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.7732
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 6790221.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2278.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2139.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1731.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2709.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2544.4 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : EPIC 220674823
Alternate Name : "K2-106, TYC 608-458-1, 2MASS J00521914+1047409, WISE J005219.18+104740.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 802.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5617 (K)
Spectral type : G5 V
UV portion[%]: 7.3
Visible portion[%]: 44.0
IR portion[%]: 48.7
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.1
Right Ascension(RA) 13.0798
Declination (DEC) 10.7947
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+220674823+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/EPIC%20220674823%20b/
K2-106 b
K2-106 b

  • K2-106 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star EPIC 220674823, located about 802.7 light-years (246.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star EPIC 220674823 has apparent magnitude of 12.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5617 with its spectral types of G5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-106 b orbits around the star EPIC 220674823 every 0.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 1965716.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-106 b around its host star EPIC 220674823)


  • The Star EPIC 220674823 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.670 AU ( 100205840.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.926 AU ( 138510658.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.411 AU ( 211059591.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.076 AU ( 310583434.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-106 b : 6790221.28 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star EPIC 220674823)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.701 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.888 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.857 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.940 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 1.574 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 1.661 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star EPIC 220674823)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.700 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.913 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 0.926 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 1.602 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star EPIC 220674823 distance : 1.666 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star EPIC 220674823)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star EPIC 220674823 and its Exoplanet K2-106 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star EPIC 220674823 and its Exoplanet K2-106 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star EPIC 220674823*)
    *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