Imaginary Picture of K2-27 Bb

Display orbital revolution of K2-27 Bb around the hoststar K2-27 B
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Exoplanet Name : K2-27 Bb
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201546283 b, 2MASS J11260363+0113505 b, EPIC 201546283.01, K2-27 B b, WISE J112603.64+011350.2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.4000 (Rjup) 4.4836 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0972 (Mjup) 30.9099 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0670 (AU) 0.0670 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2510
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0185
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.77 (Days Obs.) 6.72 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5376
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 162836.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 896.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 842.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 681.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1066.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1001.3 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-27 B
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201546283, 2MASS J11260363+0113505, WISE J112603.64+011350.2, TIC 363548415"
Star Distance(LY) : 814.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 10.3 (GY)
Temperature : 5231 (K)
Spectral type : G8V
UV portion[%]: 5.3
Visible portion[%]: 40.6
IR portion[%]: 54.1
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.7
Apparent Magnitude: 12.6
Right Ascension(RA) 171.5152
Declination (DEC) 1.2307
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K2-27 Bb
K2-27 Bb

  • K2-27 Bb is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-27 B, located about 814.2 light-years (249.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-27 B has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 5.7.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5231 with its spectral types of G8V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-27 Bb orbits around the star K2-27 B every 6.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10026049.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-27 Bb around its host star K2-27 B)


  • The Star K2-27 B 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.529 AU ( 79147240.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.731 AU ( 109402169.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.114 AU ( 166704696.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.640 AU ( 245313263.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-27 Bb : 162836.33 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-27 B)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.566 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.716 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.692 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.759 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-27 B distance : 1.287 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-27 B distance : 1.357 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-27 B)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.561 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.738 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-27 B distance : 0.743 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-27 B distance : 1.309 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-27 B distance : 1.361 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-27 B)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-27 B and its Exoplanet K2-27 Bb)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-27 B and its Exoplanet K2-27 Bb (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-27 B*)
    *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