Imaginary Picture of K2-206 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-206 b around the hoststar K2-206
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Exoplanet Name : K2-206 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00450151+0035357 b, EPIC 220216730 b, EPIC 220216730.01, WISE J004501.53+003535.6 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2490 (Rjup) 2.7910 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0216 (Mjup) 6.8529 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.1256 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0501
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 18.29 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8797
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 29035.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 582.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 547.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 442.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 692.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 650.6 (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 : K2-206
Alternate Name : "2MASS J00450151+0035357, EPIC 220216730, WISE J004501.53+003535.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 805.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5043 (K)
Spectral type : K1
UV portion[%]: 3.5
Visible portion[%]: 37.6
IR portion[%]: 58.9
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.5
Apparent Magnitude: 11.4
Right Ascension(RA) 11.2563
Declination (DEC) 0.5933
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=K2-206&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-206 b
K2-206 b

  • K2-206 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-206, located about 805.4 light-years (246.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-206 has apparent magnitude of 11.4, with absolute magnitude of 4.5.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5043 with its spectral types of K1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-206 b orbits around the star K2-206 every 18.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.13 AU ( 18791239.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-206 b around its host star K2-206)


  • The Star K2-206 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.419 AU ( 62639696.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.579 AU ( 86584429.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.882 AU ( 131935509.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.298 AU ( 194148882.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-206 b : 29035.40 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-206)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-206 distance : 0.452 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-206 distance : 0.572 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-206 distance : 0.553 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-206 distance : 0.607 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-206 distance : 1.036 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-206 distance : 1.092 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-206)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-206 distance : 0.447 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-206 distance : 0.590 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-206 distance : 0.592 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-206 distance : 1.053 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-206 distance : 1.095 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-206)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-206 and its Exoplanet K2-206 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-206 and its Exoplanet K2-206 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-206*)
    *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