Imaginary Picture of K2-284 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-284 b around the hoststar K2-284
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Exoplanet Name : K2-284 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J05163376+2015184 b, EPIC 247267267 b, WISE J051633.78+201517.9 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2480 (Rjup) 2.7798 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0215 (Mjup) 6.8273 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0477 (AU) 0.0477 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0780
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0131
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.80 (Days Obs.) 4.80 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8835
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 58890.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 695.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 652.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 528.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 826.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 776.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-284
Alternate Name : "2MASS J05163376+2015184, EPIC 247267267, WISE J051633.78+201517.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 346.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.1 (GY)
Temperature : 4140 (K)
Spectral type : K6
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 26.4
IR portion[%]: 72.8
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 8.2
Apparent Magnitude: 13.3
Right Ascension(RA) 79.1407
Declination (DEC) 20.2551
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-284+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-284 b
K2-284 b

  • K2-284 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-284, located about 346.7 light-years (106.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-284 has apparent magnitude of 13.3, with absolute magnitude of 8.2.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4140 with its spectral types of K6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-284 b orbits around the star K2-284 every 4.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7137314.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-284 b around its host star K2-284)


  • The Star K2-284 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.226 AU ( 33883528.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.313 AU ( 46835891.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.477 AU ( 71367533.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.702 AU ( 105020451.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-284 b : 58890.74 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-284)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-284 distance : 0.253 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-284 distance : 0.320 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-284 distance : 0.309 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-284 distance : 0.340 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-284 distance : 0.603 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-284 distance : 0.636 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-284)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-284 distance : 0.250 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-284 distance : 0.331 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-284 distance : 0.330 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-284 distance : 0.613 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-284 distance : 0.637 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-284)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-284 and its Exoplanet K2-284 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-284 and its Exoplanet K2-284 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-284*)
    *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