Imaginary Picture of K2-152 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-152 b around the hoststar K2-152
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Exoplanet Name : K2-152 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12063188-0549386 b, EPIC 201128338 b, EPIC 201128338.01, WISE J120631.80-054938.7 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2040 (Rjup) 2.2866 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0179 (Mjup) 5.6933 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1716 (AU) 0.1716 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0894
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 32.65 (Days Obs.) 32.71 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0889
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 4144.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 358.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 336.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 272.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 425.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 399.9 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-152
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12063188-0549386, EPIC 201128338, WISE J120631.80-054938.7"
Star Distance(LY) : 353.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4044 (K)
Spectral type : M0.0 V
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 25.2
IR portion[%]: 74.0
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.8
Apparent Magnitude: 11.0
Right Ascension(RA) 181.6328
Declination (DEC) -5.8274
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?protocol=html&Ident=EPIC%20201128338
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K2-152 b
K2-152 b

  • K2-152 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-152, located about 353.0 light-years (108.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-152 has apparent magnitude of 11.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.8.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4044 with its spectral types of M0.0 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-152 b orbits around the star K2-152 every 32.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.17 AU ( 25670994.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-152 b around its host star K2-152)


  • The Star K2-152 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.216 AU ( 32330337.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.299 AU ( 44688975.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.455 AU ( 68096109.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.670 AU ( 100206407.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-152 b : 4144.52 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-152)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-152 distance : 0.242 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-152 distance : 0.306 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-152 distance : 0.296 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-152 distance : 0.325 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-152 distance : 0.580 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-152 distance : 0.612 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-152)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-152 distance : 0.239 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-152 distance : 0.317 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-152 distance : 0.316 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-152 distance : 0.589 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-152 distance : 0.613 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-152)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-152 and its Exoplanet K2-152 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-152 and its Exoplanet K2-152 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-152*)
    *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