Imaginary Picture of K2-188 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-188 b around the hoststar K2-188
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Exoplanet Name : K2-188 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08391527+2321269 b, EPIC 212164470 b, EPIC 212164470.02, WISE J083915.28+232126.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1200 (Rjup) 1.3451 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0090 (Mjup) 2.8559 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0289 (AU) 0.0289 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0048
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.74 (Days Obs.) 1.74 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5785
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2653603.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1801.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1691.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1368.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2142.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2011.7 (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 : K2-188
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08391527+2321269, EPIC 212164470, WISE J083915.28+232126.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 1430.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5977 (K)
Spectral type : G1
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.3
Apparent Magnitude: 11.5
Right Ascension(RA) 129.8136
Declination (DEC) 23.3575
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-188+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-188 b
K2-188 b

  • K2-188 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-188, located about 1430.6 light-years (438.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-188 has apparent magnitude of 11.5, with absolute magnitude of 3.3.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5977 with its spectral types of G1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-188 b orbits around the star K2-188 every 1.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4323378.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-188 b around its host star K2-188)


  • The Star K2-188 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.921 AU ( 137775369.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.273 AU ( 190441566.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.940 AU ( 290190802.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.855 AU ( 427028477.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-188 b : 2653603.74 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-188)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-188 distance : 0.943 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-188 distance : 1.194 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-188 distance : 1.153 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-188 distance : 1.264 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-188 distance : 2.099 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-188 distance : 2.213 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-188)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-188 distance : 0.948 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-188 distance : 1.226 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-188 distance : 1.255 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-188 distance : 2.136 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-188 distance : 2.221 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-188)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-188 and its Exoplanet K2-188 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-188 and its Exoplanet K2-188 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-188*)
    *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