Imaginary Picture of K2-301 c

Display orbital revolution of K2-301 c around the hoststar K2-301
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Exoplanet Name : K2-301 c
Alternate Name : "EPIC 206042996 c, EPIC 206042996.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1070 (Rjup) 1.1994 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0059 (Mjup) 1.8826 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0084 (AU) 0.0084 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0010
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.35 (Days Obs.) 0.35 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3088
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2127694.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1704.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1600.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1295.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2027.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1903.7 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-301
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22300326-1336364, WISE J223003.26-133636.4, EPIC 206042996"
Star Distance(LY) : 1473.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4055 (K)
Spectral type : M0V
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 25.4
IR portion[%]: 73.8
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 8.5
Apparent Magnitude: 16.7
Right Ascension(RA) 337.5136
Declination (DEC) -13.6101
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K2-301 c
K2-301 c

  • K2-301 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-301, located about 1473.5 light-years (451.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2021.
  • The host star K2-301 has apparent magnitude of 16.7, with absolute magnitude of 8.5.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4055 with its spectral types of M0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-301 c orbits around the star K2-301 every 0.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 1258118.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-301 c around its host star K2-301)


  • The Star K2-301 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.240 AU ( 35900986.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.332 AU ( 49624544.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.505 AU ( 75616824.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.744 AU ( 111273469.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-301 c : 2127694.88 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-301)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-301 distance : 0.269 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-301 distance : 0.340 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-301 distance : 0.328 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-301 distance : 0.361 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-301 distance : 0.643 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-301 distance : 0.679 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-301)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-301 distance : 0.265 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-301 distance : 0.351 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-301 distance : 0.351 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-301 distance : 0.654 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-301 distance : 0.680 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-301)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-301 and its Exoplanet K2-301 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-301 and its Exoplanet K2-301 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-301*)
    *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