Imaginary Picture of K2-377 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-377 b around the hoststar K2-377
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Exoplanet Name : K2-377 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1510 (Rjup) 1.6930 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0124 (Mjup) 3.9329 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0975 (AU) 0.0975 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0351
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 12.83 (Days Obs.) 13.54 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3721
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 21768.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 542.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 509.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 411.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 644.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 605.4 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Theoretical
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-377
Alternate Name : EPIC 212530118
Star Distance(LY) : 636.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4314 (K)
Spectral type : K7V
UV portion[%]: 0.9
Visible portion[%]: 27.7
IR portion[%]: 71.3
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 7.6
Apparent Magnitude: 14.1
Right Ascension(RA) 202.8979
Declination (DEC) 12.0951
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K2-377 b
K2-377 b

  • K2-377 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-377, located about 636.5 light-years (195.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star K2-377 has apparent magnitude of 14.1, with absolute magnitude of 7.6.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4314 with its spectral types of K7V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-377 b orbits around the star K2-377 every 12.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.10 AU ( 14585792.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-377 b around its host star K2-377)


  • The Star K2-377 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.281 AU ( 42099197.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.389 AU ( 58192092.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.593 AU ( 88671871.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.872 AU ( 130484543.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-377 b : 21768.42 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-377)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-377 distance : 0.313 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-377 distance : 0.396 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-377 distance : 0.382 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-377 distance : 0.420 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-377 distance : 0.740 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-377 distance : 0.780 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-377)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-377 distance : 0.309 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-377 distance : 0.409 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-377 distance : 0.408 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-377 distance : 0.752 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-377 distance : 0.782 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-377)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-377 and its Exoplanet K2-377 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-377 and its Exoplanet K2-377 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-377*)
    *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