Imaginary Picture of K2-306 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-306 b around the hoststar K2-306
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Exoplanet Name : K2-306 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13295729-1244051 b, EPIC 212499991.02, WISE J132957.29-124405.2 b, EPIC 212499991 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1430 (Rjup) 1.6029 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0129 (Mjup) 4.0914 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.1979 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0955
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 34.88 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5925
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 11779.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 465.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 436.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 353.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 553.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 519.3 (K)
Size Class: super-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 : K2-306
Alternate Name : "2MASS J13295729-1244051, WISE J132957.29-124405.2, EPIC 212499991"
Star Distance(LY) : 931.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5079 (K)
Spectral type : K0V
UV portion[%]: 3.8
Visible portion[%]: 38.1
IR portion[%]: 58.1
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.3
Apparent Magnitude: 13.6
Right Ascension(RA) 202.4888
Declination (DEC) -12.7347
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=EPIC+212499991&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-306 b
K2-306 b

  • K2-306 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-306, located about 931.5 light-years (285.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star K2-306 has apparent magnitude of 13.6, with absolute magnitude of 6.3.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5079 with its spectral types of K0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-306 b orbits around the star K2-306 every 34.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.20 AU ( 29609476.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-306 b around its host star K2-306)


  • The Star K2-306 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.420 AU ( 62868395.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.581 AU ( 86900552.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.885 AU ( 132417210.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.303 AU ( 194857726.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-306 b : 11779.93 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-306)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-306 distance : 0.453 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-306 distance : 0.573 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-306 distance : 0.554 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-306 distance : 0.608 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-306 distance : 1.036 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-306 distance : 1.093 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-306)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-306 distance : 0.448 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-306 distance : 0.591 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-306 distance : 0.593 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-306 distance : 1.054 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-306 distance : 1.096 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-306)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-306 and its Exoplanet K2-306 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-306 and its Exoplanet K2-306 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-306*)
    *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