Imaginary Picture of K2-15 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-15 b around the hoststar K2-15
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Exoplanet Name : K2-15 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201736247 b, 2MASS J11522658+0415171 b, EPIC 201736247.01, WISE J115226.55+041516.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2210 (Rjup) 2.4772 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0193 (Mjup) 6.1333 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0910 (AU) 0.0910 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0323
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 11.81 (Days Obs.) 11.82 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9995
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 47462.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 658.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 618.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 500.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 783.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 735.7 (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 : K2-15
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201736247, 2MASS J11522658+0415171, WISE J115226.55+041516.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 1638.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5131 (K)
Spectral type : G8
UV portion[%]: 4.2
Visible portion[%]: 39.0
IR portion[%]: 56.8
Metalicity : -0.5
Absolute Magnitude: 4.6
Apparent Magnitude: 13.1
Right Ascension(RA) 178.1108
Declination (DEC) 4.2547
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=K2-15&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-15 b
K2-15 b

  • K2-15 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-15, located about 1638.6 light-years (502.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2015.
  • The host star K2-15 has apparent magnitude of 13.1, with absolute magnitude of 4.6.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5131 with its spectral types of G8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-15 b orbits around the star K2-15 every 11.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.09 AU ( 13613406.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-15 b around its host star K2-15)


  • The Star K2-15 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.388 AU ( 58019108.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.536 AU ( 80197570.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.817 AU ( 122203350.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.202 AU ( 179827583.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-15 b : 47462.20 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-15)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-15 distance : 0.417 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-15 distance : 0.528 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-15 distance : 0.510 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-15 distance : 0.559 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-15 distance : 0.952 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-15 distance : 1.004 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-15)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-15 distance : 0.413 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-15 distance : 0.544 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-15 distance : 0.547 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-15 distance : 0.968 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-15 distance : 1.007 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-15)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-15 and its Exoplanet K2-15 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-15 and its Exoplanet K2-15 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-15*)
    *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