Imaginary Picture of K2-153 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-153 b around the hoststar K2-153
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Exoplanet Name : K2-153 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12151420+0201153 b, EPIC 201598502 b, EPIC 201598502.01, WISE J121514.15+020115.2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1780 (Rjup) 1.9952 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0158 (Mjup) 5.0153 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0614 (AU) 0.0614 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0206
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.52 (Days Obs.) 7.49 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2599
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 19971.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 530.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 498.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 403.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 631.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 592.5 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : K2-153
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12151420+0201153, EPIC 201598502, WISE J121514.15+020115.2"
Star Distance(LY) : 469.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3845 (K)
Spectral type : M3.0 V
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 19.2
IR portion[%]: 80.3
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 6.2
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 183.8092
Declination (DEC) 2.0210
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=EPIC%20201598502&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-153 b
K2-153 b

  • K2-153 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-153, located about 469.3 light-years (143.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-153 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.2.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3845 with its spectral types of M3.0 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-153 b orbits around the star K2-153 every 7.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 9185309.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-153 b around its host star K2-153)


  • The Star K2-153 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.170 AU ( 25393740.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.235 AU ( 35100785.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.358 AU ( 53485828.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.526 AU ( 78706739.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-153 b : 19971.25 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-153)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-153 distance : 0.191 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-153 distance : 0.241 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-153 distance : 0.233 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-153 distance : 0.256 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-153 distance : 0.462 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-153 distance : 0.487 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-153)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-153 distance : 0.189 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-153 distance : 0.250 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-153 distance : 0.250 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-153 distance : 0.469 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-153 distance : 0.488 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-153)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-153 and its Exoplanet K2-153 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-153 and its Exoplanet K2-153 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-153*)
    *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