Imaginary Picture of K2-394 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-394 b around the hoststar K2-394
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Exoplanet Name : K2-394 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1510 (Rjup) 1.6920 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0124 (Mjup) 3.9329 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0505 (AU) 0.0505 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0140
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.10 (Days Obs.) 5.10 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3738
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 74006.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 736.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 691.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 559.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 875.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 822.1 (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 : K2-394
Alternate Name : EPIC 246876040
Star Distance(LY) : 319.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4197 (K)
Spectral type : K7V
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 26.9
IR portion[%]: 72.3
Metalicity : -0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 16.8
Apparent Magnitude: 21.7
Right Ascension(RA) 71.1098
Declination (DEC) 16.5187
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K2-394 b
K2-394 b

  • K2-394 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-394, located about 319.7 light-years (98.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star K2-394 has apparent magnitude of 21.7, with absolute magnitude of 16.8.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4197 with its spectral types of K7V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-394 b orbits around the star K2-394 every 5.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7551700.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-394 b around its host star K2-394)


  • The Star K2-394 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.269 AU ( 40189139.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.371 AU ( 55551893.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.566 AU ( 84648792.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.833 AU ( 124564406.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-394 b : 74006.07 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-394)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-394 distance : 0.300 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-394 distance : 0.379 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-394 distance : 0.366 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-394 distance : 0.402 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-394 distance : 0.713 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-394 distance : 0.752 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-394)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-394 distance : 0.296 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-394 distance : 0.392 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-394 distance : 0.391 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-394 distance : 0.724 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-394 distance : 0.753 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-394)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-394 and its Exoplanet K2-394 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-394 and its Exoplanet K2-394 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-394*)
    *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