Imaginary Picture of K2-229 d

Display orbital revolution of K2-229 d around the hoststar K2-229
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Exoplanet Name : K2-229 d
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2364 (Rjup) 2.6498 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0790 (Mjup) 25.1171 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1820 (AU) 0.1820 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3900
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0849
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 31.00 (Days Obs.) 31.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.5772
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 16826.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 508.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 477.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 386.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 604.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 567.7 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-229
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 339.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.4 (GY)
Temperature : 5185 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 4.9
Visible portion[%]: 39.9
IR portion[%]: 55.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 16.9
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 186.8750
Declination (DEC) -6.7219
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K2-229 d
K2-229 d

  • K2-229 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-229, located about 339.2 light-years (104.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-229 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 16.9.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5185 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-229 d orbits around the star K2-229 every 31.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.18 AU ( 27226812.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-229 d around its host star K2-229)


  • The Star K2-229 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.462 AU ( 69092168.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.638 AU ( 95503432.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.973 AU ( 145526096.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.431 AU ( 214148025.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-229 d : 16826.87 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-229)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-229 distance : 0.495 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-229 distance : 0.627 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-229 distance : 0.605 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-229 distance : 0.664 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-229 distance : 1.128 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-229 distance : 1.190 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-229)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-229 distance : 0.491 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-229 distance : 0.645 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-229 distance : 0.649 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-229 distance : 1.147 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-229 distance : 1.193 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-229)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-229 and its Exoplanet K2-229 d)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-229 and its Exoplanet K2-229 d (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-229*)
    *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