Imaginary Picture of K2-300 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-300 b around the hoststar K2-300
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Exoplanet Name : K2-300 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22445778-1354031 b, EPIC 206032309.02, EPIC 206032309 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0900 (Rjup) 1.0088 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0032 (Mjup) 1.0098 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0282 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0079
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.88 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9922
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 31870.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 596.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 560.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 453.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 709.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 666.0 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-300
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22445778-1354031, EPIC 206032309"
Star Distance(LY) : 526.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.4 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3489 (K)
Spectral type : M3V
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 10.4
IR portion[%]: 89.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 7.4
Apparent Magnitude: 13.4
Right Ascension(RA) 341.2407
Declination (DEC) -13.9009
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=EPIC+206042996&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-300 b
K2-300 b

  • K2-300 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-300, located about 526.3 light-years (161.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star K2-300 has apparent magnitude of 13.4, with absolute magnitude of 7.4.
  • It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3489 with its spectral types of M3V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-300 b orbits around the star K2-300 every 2.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4218023.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-300 b around its host star K2-300)


  • The Star K2-300 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.098 AU ( 14731072.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.136 AU ( 20362191.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.207 AU ( 31027474.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.305 AU ( 45658287.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-300 b : 31870.60 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-300)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-300 distance : 0.111 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-300 distance : 0.141 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-300 distance : 0.136 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-300 distance : 0.150 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-300 distance : 0.274 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-300 distance : 0.289 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-300)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-300 distance : 0.110 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-300 distance : 0.146 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-300 distance : 0.146 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-300 distance : 0.279 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-300 distance : 0.290 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-300)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-300 and its Exoplanet K2-300 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-300 and its Exoplanet K2-300 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-300*)
    *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