Imaginary Picture of K2-270 c

Display orbital revolution of K2-270 c around the hoststar K2-270
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Exoplanet Name : K2-270 c
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08450398+1332594 c, EPIC 211529065 c, EPIC 211529065.01, WISE J084503.97+133259.2 c"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2630 (Rjup) 2.9480 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0227 (Mjup) 7.2106 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0497 (AU) 0.0497 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0120
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.40 (Days Obs.) 4.39 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8297
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 166526.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 901.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 846.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 685.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1072.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1006.9 (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 : K2-270
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08450398+1332594, EPIC 211529065, WISE J084503.97+133259.2"
Star Distance(LY) : 917.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4877 (K)
Spectral type : K3
UV portion[%]: 2.7
Visible portion[%]: 36.0
IR portion[%]: 61.3
Metalicity : 0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 131.2666
Declination (DEC) 13.5498
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-270+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-270 c
K2-270 c

  • K2-270 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-270, located about 917.5 light-years (281.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-270 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4877 with its spectral types of K3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-270 c orbits around the star K2-270 every 4.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7435014.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-270 c around its host star K2-270)


  • The Star K2-270 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.397 AU ( 59354595.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.548 AU ( 82043562.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.836 AU ( 125016232.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.230 AU ( 183966862.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-270 c : 166526.94 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-270)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-270 distance : 0.432 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-270 distance : 0.547 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-270 distance : 0.528 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-270 distance : 0.579 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-270 distance : 0.996 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-270 distance : 1.050 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-270)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-270 distance : 0.427 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-270 distance : 0.563 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-270 distance : 0.565 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-270 distance : 1.012 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-270 distance : 1.053 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-270)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-270 and its Exoplanet K2-270 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-270 and its Exoplanet K2-270 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-270*)
    *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