Imaginary Picture of K2-356 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-356 b around the hoststar K2-356
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Exoplanet Name : K2-356 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 211537087 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2043 (Rjup) 2.2900 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0179 (Mjup) 5.7011 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1599 (AU) 0.1599 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0576
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 21.03 (Days Obs.) 24.62 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0872
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 34095.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 606.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 569.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 460.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 721.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 677.3 (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 : K2-356
Alternate Name : EPIC 211537087
Star Distance(LY) : 1159.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5568 (K)
Spectral type : G5V
UV portion[%]: 7.2
Visible portion[%]: 43.7
IR portion[%]: 49.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.5
Apparent Magnitude: 13.3
Right Ascension(RA) 128.3218
Declination (DEC) 13.6615
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K2-356 b
K2-356 b

  • K2-356 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-356, located about 1159.6 light-years (355.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star K2-356 has apparent magnitude of 13.3, with absolute magnitude of 5.5.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5568 with its spectral types of G5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-356 b orbits around the star K2-356 every 21.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.16 AU ( 23920699.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-356 b around its host star K2-356)


  • The Star K2-356 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.578 AU ( 86408211.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.798 AU ( 119438729.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.217 AU ( 181998192.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.790 AU ( 267818312.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-356 b : 34095.86 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-356)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-356 distance : 0.606 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-356 distance : 0.768 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-356 distance : 0.741 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-356 distance : 0.813 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-356 distance : 1.364 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-356 distance : 1.438 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-356)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-356 distance : 0.605 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-356 distance : 0.789 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-356 distance : 0.800 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-356 distance : 1.387 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-356 distance : 1.443 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-356)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-356 and its Exoplanet K2-356 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-356 and its Exoplanet K2-356 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-356*)
    *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