Imaginary Picture of K2-294 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-294 b around the hoststar K2-294
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Exoplanet Name : K2-294 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J23281238-0736132 b, EPIC 246078672 b, WISE J232812.40-073613.5 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1480 (Rjup) 1.6589 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0133 (Mjup) 4.2243 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0360 (AU) 0.0360 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0069
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.50 (Days Obs.) 2.51 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5350
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1351552.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1521.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1429.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1156.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1809.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1699.5 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : K2-294
Alternate Name : "EPIC 246078672, 2MASS J23281238-0736132, EPIC 246078672, WISE J232812.40-073613.5"
Star Distance(LY) : 1174.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5612 (K)
Spectral type : G6
UV portion[%]: 7.3
Visible portion[%]: 43.9
IR portion[%]: 48.7
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 3.5
Apparent Magnitude: 11.3
Right Ascension(RA) 352.0517
Declination (DEC) -7.6037
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-294+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-294 b
K2-294 b

  • K2-294 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-294, located about 1174.9 light-years (360.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star K2-294 has apparent magnitude of 11.3, with absolute magnitude of 3.5.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5612 with its spectral types of G6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-294 b orbits around the star K2-294 every 2.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5385523.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-294 b around its host star K2-294)


  • The Star K2-294 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.819 AU ( 122482680.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.132 AU ( 169303073.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.724 AU ( 257980417.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.538 AU ( 379629485.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-294 b : 1351552.59 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-294)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-294 distance : 0.857 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-294 distance : 1.085 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-294 distance : 1.048 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-294 distance : 1.149 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-294 distance : 1.925 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-294 distance : 2.031 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-294)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-294 distance : 0.855 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-294 distance : 1.116 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-294 distance : 1.132 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-294 distance : 1.959 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-294 distance : 2.037 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-294)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-294 and its Exoplanet K2-294 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-294 and its Exoplanet K2-294 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-294*)
    *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