Exoplanet Name : |
K2-266 Ab |
Alternate Name : |
"2MASS J10314450+0056152 b, EPIC 248435473 A b, EPIC 248435473 b, K2-266 A b, WISE J103144.54+005614.5 b" |
Status : |
Confirmed |
Radius (Rjup / Re): |
0.2940 |
(Rjup) |
3.2954 |
(Rearth) |
Mass (Mjup / Me): |
0.0355 |
(Mjup) |
11.2868 |
(Mearth) |
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
0.0131 |
(AU) |
0.0131 |
(AU Est.) |
Eccentricity : |
0.0000 |
Orbital Period(Yrs) |
0.0018 |
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
0.66 |
(Days Obs.) |
0.66 |
(Days Est.) |
Surface Gravity (G Earth) |
1.0393 |
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
1401193.6 |
(W/m2) |
Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
1535.6 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
1442.1 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
1166.8 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
1826.1 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
1714.9 |
(K) |
Size Class: |
Neptune-size |
Mass Class: |
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Detection Type : |
Primary Transit |
Mass Detection : |
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Radius Detection : |
Primary Transit |
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Not habitable |
Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
Star Name : |
K2-266 A |
Alternate Name : |
"2MASS J10314450+0056152, EPIC 248435473, EPIC 248435473 A, WISE J103144.54+005614.5, TIC 374180079" |
Star Distance(LY) : |
253.0 |
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
0.7 |
(Rsun Measured) |
Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
0.7 |
(Msun Measured) |
0.7 |
(Msun Estimated) |
Star Age : |
8.4 |
(GY) |
Temperature : |
4362 |
(K) |
Spectral type : |
K7V |
UV portion[%]: |
1.1 |
Visible portion[%]: |
28.6 |
IR portion[%]: |
70.2 |
Metalicity : |
-0.1 |
Absolute Magnitude: |
5.2 |
Apparent Magnitude: |
9.6 |
Right Ascension(RA) |
157.9354 |
Declination (DEC) |
0.9376 |
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovered by |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
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Discovery Paper - Title |
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Discovery Paper - Journal |
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Discovery Paper - URL |
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SIMBAD LINK |
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Open Exoplanet Database Link |
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K2-266 Ab
K2-266 Ab
K2-266 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-266 A, located about 253.0 light-years (77.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
The host star K2-266 A has apparent magnitude of 9.6, with absolute magnitude of 5.2. It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4362 with its spectral types of K7V
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-266 Ab orbits around the star K2-266 A every 0.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 1953748.2 km)
(Projected orbit of K2-266 Ab around its host star K2-266 A)
![](K2-266_Ab_Orb.png)
The Star K2-266 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 0.302 AU ( 45242641.6 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.418 AU ( 62537154.0 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.637 AU ( 95292783.2 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.937 AU ( 140227505.0 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-266 Ab : 1401193.58 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-266 A)
![](K2-266_Ab_OrbH.png)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.336 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.425 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.410 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.451 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.792 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.835 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-266 A)
![](K2-266_Ab_OrbK.png)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.331 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.439 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.438 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.805 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-266 A distance : 0.837 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-266 A)
![](K2-266_Ab_OrbKO.png)
(Position in Stellar Map of star K2-266 A and its Exoplanet K2-266 Ab)
![](K2-266_Ab_STZ0.png)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-266 A and its Exoplanet K2-266 Ab (zoom level 3))
![](K2-266_Ab_STZ3.png)
(Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-266 A*)
![](K2-266_Ab_Spc.png)
*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