Imaginary Picture of K2-279 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-279 b around the hoststar K2-279
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Exoplanet Name : K2-279 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13390713-0602293 b, EPIC 212782836 b, EPIC 212782836.01, TYC 4972-1090-1 b, WISE J133907.05-060230.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1080 (Rjup) 1.2106 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0061 (Mjup) 1.9471 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0670 (AU) 0.0670 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0195
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.12 (Days Obs.) 7.13 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3287
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 192808.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 935.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 878.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 710.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1112.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1044.5 (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 : K2-279
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13390713-0602293, EPIC 212782836, TYC 4972-1090-1, WISE J133907.05-060230.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 605.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5558 (K)
Spectral type : G6
UV portion[%]: 7.1
Visible portion[%]: 43.6
IR portion[%]: 49.3
Metalicity : -0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 10.4
Right Ascension(RA) 204.7797
Declination (DEC) -6.0416
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-279+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-279 b
K2-279 b

  • K2-279 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-279, located about 605.2 light-years (185.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-279 has apparent magnitude of 10.4, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5558 with its spectral types of G6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-279 b orbits around the star K2-279 every 7.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10023057.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-279 b around its host star K2-279)


  • The Star K2-279 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.576 AU ( 86098116.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.796 AU ( 119010096.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.212 AU ( 181345050.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.784 AU ( 266857185.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-279 b : 192808.55 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-279)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-279 distance : 0.604 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-279 distance : 0.765 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-279 distance : 0.739 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-279 distance : 0.811 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-279 distance : 1.360 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-279 distance : 1.434 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-279)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-279 distance : 0.603 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-279 distance : 0.787 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-279 distance : 0.797 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-279 distance : 1.384 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-279 distance : 1.439 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-279)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-279 and its Exoplanet K2-279 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-279 and its Exoplanet K2-279 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-279*)
    *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