Imaginary Picture of K2-226 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-226 b around the hoststar K2-226
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Exoplanet Name : K2-226 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12143498-0933454 b, EPIC 228736155 b, EPIC 228736155.01, WISE J121434.96-093345.4 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1370 (Rjup) 1.5356 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0124 (Mjup) 3.9315 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0413 (AU) 0.0413 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0090
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.27 (Days Obs.) 3.27 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6672
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 515307.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1195.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1123.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 908.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1422.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1335.5 (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 : K2-226
Alternate Name : "2MASS J12143498-0933454, EPIC 228736155, WISE J121434.96-093345.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 682.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5424 (K)
Spectral type : G7
UV portion[%]: 6.5
Visible portion[%]: 42.6
IR portion[%]: 50.8
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 10.7
Right Ascension(RA) 183.6458
Declination (DEC) -9.5626
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-226+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-226 b
K2-226 b

  • K2-226 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-226, located about 682.1 light-years (209.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-226 has apparent magnitude of 10.7, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5424 with its spectral types of G7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-226 b orbits around the star K2-226 every 3.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 6178392.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-226 b around its host star K2-226)


  • The Star K2-226 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.580 AU ( 86763860.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.802 AU ( 119930329.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.222 AU ( 182747281.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.798 AU ( 268920629.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-226 b : 515307.21 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-226)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-226 distance : 0.614 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-226 distance : 0.777 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-226 distance : 0.751 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-226 distance : 0.823 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-226 distance : 1.387 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-226 distance : 1.463 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-226)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-226 distance : 0.611 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-226 distance : 0.800 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-226 distance : 0.808 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-226 distance : 1.411 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-226 distance : 1.467 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-226)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-226 and its Exoplanet K2-226 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-226 and its Exoplanet K2-226 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-226*)
    *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