Imaginary Picture of K2-355 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-355 b around the hoststar K2-355
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Exoplanet Name : K2-355 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 211525753 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2007 (Rjup) 2.2496 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0176 (Mjup) 5.6076 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0632 (AU) 0.0632 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0157
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.74 (Days Obs.) 5.92 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1080
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 292052.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1037.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 974.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 788.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1233.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1158.7 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-355
Alternate Name : EPIC 211525753
Star Distance(LY) : 1632.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5790 (K)
Spectral type : G2V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.2
Apparent Magnitude: 13.7
Right Ascension(RA) 124.6426
Declination (DEC) 13.5028
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K2-355 b
K2-355 b

  • K2-355 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-355, located about 1632.4 light-years (500.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star K2-355 has apparent magnitude of 13.7, with absolute magnitude of 5.2.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5790 with its spectral types of G2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-355 b orbits around the star K2-355 every 5.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 9454585.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-355 b around its host star K2-355)


  • The Star K2-355 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.668 AU ( 99954664.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.924 AU ( 138163468.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.407 AU ( 210530549.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.071 AU ( 309804926.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-355 b : 292052.25 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-355)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-355 distance : 0.692 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-355 distance : 0.876 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-355 distance : 0.846 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-355 distance : 0.928 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-355 distance : 1.547 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-355 distance : 1.632 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-355)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-355 distance : 0.693 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-355 distance : 0.900 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-355 distance : 0.917 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-355 distance : 1.574 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-355 distance : 1.637 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-355)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-355 and its Exoplanet K2-355 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-355 and its Exoplanet K2-355 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-355*)
    *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