Imaginary Picture of K2-140 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-140 b around the hoststar K2-140
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Exoplanet Name : K2-140 b
Alternate Name : "K2-140 b, 2MASS J12323296-0936274 b, EPIC 228735255 b, EPIC 228735255.01, WISE J123232.95-093627.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0930 (Rjup) 12.2514 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.9300 (Mjup) 295.6823 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0687 (AU) 0.0687 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1200
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0180
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.57 (Days Obs.) 6.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.9699
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 269764.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1017.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 955.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 772.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1209.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1136.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-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 : K2-140
Alternate Name : "EPIC 228735255, WISE J123232.95-093627.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 1134.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 9.8 (GY)
Temperature : 5705 (K)
Spectral type : G5
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.4
IR portion[%]: 47.9
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.9
Apparent Magnitude: 12.6
Right Ascension(RA) 188.1374
Declination (DEC) -9.6076
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=EPIC+228735255+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-140 b
K2-140 b

  • K2-140 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-140, located about 1134.5 light-years (347.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star K2-140 has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 4.9.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5705 with its spectral types of G5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-140 b orbits around the star K2-140 every 6.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10277373.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-140 b around its host star K2-140)


  • The Star K2-140 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.698 AU ( 104425029.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.965 AU ( 144342679.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.470 AU ( 219946300.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.164 AU ( 323660616.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-140 b : 269764.20 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-140)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-140 distance : 0.727 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-140 distance : 0.920 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-140 distance : 0.889 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-140 distance : 0.974 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-140 distance : 1.628 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-140 distance : 1.717 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-140)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-140 distance : 0.727 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-140 distance : 0.946 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-140 distance : 0.961 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-140 distance : 1.657 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-140 distance : 1.723 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-140)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-140 and its Exoplanet K2-140 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-140 and its Exoplanet K2-140 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-140*)
    *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