Imaginary Picture of K2-326 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-326 b around the hoststar K2-326
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Exoplanet Name : K2-326 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J23262691+0120153 b, EPIC 246472939 b, TIC 422487869 b, WISE J232626.93+012015.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2030 (Rjup) 2.2754 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0178 (Mjup) 5.6674 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0198 (AU) 0.0198 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0034
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.26 (Days Obs.) 1.42 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0946
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 353092.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1088.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1021.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 826.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1293.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1215.0 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-326
Alternate Name : "2MASS J23262691+0120153, EPIC 246472939, TIC 422487869, WISE J232626.93+012015.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 928.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3924 (K)
Spectral type : K7
UV portion[%]: 0.6
Visible portion[%]: 22.5
IR portion[%]: 76.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.7
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 351.6122
Declination (DEC) 1.3376
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-326&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-326 b
K2-326 b

  • K2-326 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-326, located about 928.2 light-years (284.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star K2-326 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.7.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3924 with its spectral types of K7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-326 b orbits around the star K2-326 every 1.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 2962037.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-326 b around its host star K2-326)


  • The Star K2-326 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.230 AU ( 34432234.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.318 AU ( 47594345.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.485 AU ( 72523250.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.713 AU ( 106721139.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-326 b : 353092.59 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-326)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-326 distance : 0.258 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-326 distance : 0.327 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-326 distance : 0.316 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-326 distance : 0.347 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-326 distance : 0.623 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-326 distance : 0.657 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-326)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-326 distance : 0.255 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-326 distance : 0.338 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-326 distance : 0.338 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-326 distance : 0.633 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-326 distance : 0.658 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-326)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-326 and its Exoplanet K2-326 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-326 and its Exoplanet K2-326 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-326*)
    *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