Imaginary Picture of K2-297 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-297 b around the hoststar K2-297
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Exoplanet Name : K2-297 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11154478+0029171 b, WISE J111544.79+002917.1 b, EPIC 201497682 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0620 (Rjup) 0.6950 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0009 (Mjup) 0.2706 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0298 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0058
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.13 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.5603
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 72470.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 732.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 687.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 556.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 870.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 817.8 (K)
Size Class: Mars-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 : K2-297
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11154478+0029171, WISE J111544.79+002917.1, EPIC 201497682"
Star Distance(LY) : 831.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3300 (K)
Spectral type : M9
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 11.2
IR portion[%]: 88.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.1
Right Ascension(RA) 168.9366
Declination (DEC) 0.4881
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=EPIC+201497682&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-297 b
K2-297 b

  • K2-297 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-297, located about 831.3 light-years (254.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star K2-297 has apparent magnitude of 12.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3300 with its spectral types of M9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-297 b orbits around the star K2-297 every 2.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4463953.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-297 b around its host star K2-297)


  • The Star K2-297 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.157 AU ( 23508788.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.217 AU ( 32495289.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.331 AU ( 49515630.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.487 AU ( 72864419.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-297 b : 72470.40 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-297)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-297 distance : 0.178 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-297 distance : 0.225 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-297 distance : 0.217 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-297 distance : 0.239 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-297 distance : 0.442 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-297 distance : 0.467 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-297)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-297 distance : 0.177 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-297 distance : 0.233 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-297 distance : 0.234 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-297 distance : 0.450 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-297 distance : 0.468 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-297)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-297 and its Exoplanet K2-297 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-297 and its Exoplanet K2-297 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-297*)
    *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