Imaginary Picture of K2-311 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-311 b around the hoststar K2-311
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Exoplanet Name : K2-311 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 248847494 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.1100 (Rjup) 12.4420 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.3406 (Mjup) 426.2263 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 4.5000 (AU) 4.5000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 9.9929
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3650.00 (Days Obs.) 3675.26 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.7533
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 254.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 178.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 167.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 135.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 211.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 199.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-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 : K2-311
Alternate Name : "2MASS J10373341 + 1150338, EPIC 248847494"
Star Distance(LY) : 1826.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4898 (K)
Spectral type : K2
UV portion[%]: 2.8
Visible portion[%]: 36.1
IR portion[%]: 61.1
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 13.3
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 159.3893
Declination (DEC) 11.8427
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K2-311 b
K2-311 b

  • K2-311 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-311, located about 1826.5 light-years (560.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-311 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 13.3.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 2.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4898 with its spectral types of K2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-311 b orbits around the star K2-311 every 3650.0 days with its orbital distance of 4.50 AU ( 673190418.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-311 b around its host star K2-311)


  • The Star K2-311 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.403 AU ( 209922716.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.940 AU ( 290168053.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.956 AU ( 442151900.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 4.349 AU ( 650645890.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-311 b : 254.09 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-311)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-311 distance : 1.525 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-311 distance : 1.931 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-311 distance : 1.865 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-311 distance : 2.047 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-311 distance : 3.515 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-311 distance : 3.707 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-311)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-311 distance : 1.508 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-311 distance : 1.991 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-311 distance : 1.995 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-311 distance : 3.573 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-311 distance : 3.716 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-311)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-311 and its Exoplanet K2-311 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-311 and its Exoplanet K2-311 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-311*)
    *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