Imaginary Picture of K2-205 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-205 b around the hoststar K2-205
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Exoplanet Name : K2-205 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01005219+0025334 b, EPIC 220211923 b, EPIC 220211923.01, WISE J010052.21+002533.4 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 0.0000 (AU) 0.1717 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0730
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 26.67 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2599
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 58363.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 693.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 651.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 527.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 825.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 774.7 (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 : K2-205
Alternate Name : "2MASS J01005219+0025334, EPIC 220211923, WISE J010052.21+002533.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 1307.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5890 (K)
Spectral type : G1
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 3.2
Apparent Magnitude: 11.2
Right Ascension(RA) 15.2175
Declination (DEC) 0.4260
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-205&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-205 b
K2-205 b

  • K2-205 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-205, located about 1307.6 light-years (400.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-205 has apparent magnitude of 11.2, with absolute magnitude of 3.2.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5890 with its spectral types of G1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-205 b orbits around the star K2-205 every 26.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.17 AU ( 25692894.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-205 b around its host star K2-205)


  • The Star K2-205 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.812 AU ( 121426214.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.122 AU ( 167842761.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.710 AU ( 255755225.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.516 AU ( 376355017.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-205 b : 58363.09 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-205)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-205 distance : 0.836 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-205 distance : 1.058 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-205 distance : 1.022 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-205 distance : 1.120 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-205 distance : 1.863 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-205 distance : 1.965 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-205)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-205 distance : 0.839 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-205 distance : 1.087 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-205 distance : 1.110 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-205 distance : 1.896 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-205 distance : 1.972 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-205)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-205 and its Exoplanet K2-205 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-205 and its Exoplanet K2-205 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-205*)
    *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