Imaginary Picture of K2-118 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-118 b around the hoststar K2-118
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Exoplanet Name : K2-118 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 211680698 b, 2MASS J08483045+1539216 b, EPIC 211680698.01, WISE J084830.45+153921.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2270 (Rjup) 2.5444 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0198 (Mjup) 6.2880 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.2450 (AU) 0.2450 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.1394
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 50.92 (Days Obs.) 50.81 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9712
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 5431.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 383.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 359.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 291.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 455.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 427.9 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-118
Alternate Name : "EPIC 211680698, 2MASS J08483045+1539216, WISE J084830.45+153921.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 1057.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4726 (K)
Spectral type : K3V
UV portion[%]: 2.2
Visible portion[%]: 34.6
IR portion[%]: 63.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 12.3
Right Ascension(RA) 132.1269
Declination (DEC) 15.6560
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-118&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-118 b
K2-118 b

  • K2-118 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-118, located about 1057.1 light-years (324.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star K2-118 has apparent magnitude of 12.3, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4726 with its spectral types of K3V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-118 b orbits around the star K2-118 every 50.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.24 AU ( 36651478.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-118 b around its host star K2-118)


  • The Star K2-118 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.353 AU ( 52840681.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.488 AU ( 73039630.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.744 AU ( 111296232.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.095 AU ( 163777282.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-118 b : 5431.17 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-118)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-118 distance : 0.387 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-118 distance : 0.490 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-118 distance : 0.473 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-118 distance : 0.519 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-118 distance : 0.898 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-118 distance : 0.947 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-118)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-118 distance : 0.382 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-118 distance : 0.505 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-118 distance : 0.505 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-118 distance : 0.913 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-118 distance : 0.949 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-118)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-118 and its Exoplanet K2-118 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-118 and its Exoplanet K2-118 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-118*)
    *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