Imaginary Picture of K2-3 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-3 b around the hoststar K2-3
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Exoplanet Name : K2-3 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11292037-0127173 b, EPIC 201367065 b, EPIC 201367065.01, WISE J112920.45-012718.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1940 (Rjup) 2.1745 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0204 (Mjup) 6.4828 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0775 (AU) 0.0775 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0275
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 10.05 (Days Obs.) 10.17 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3710
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 14752.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 491.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 461.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 373.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 584.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 549.3 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-3
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201367065 , 2MASS J11292037-0127173, EPIC 201367065, WISE J112920.45-012718.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 143.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3896 (K)
Spectral type : M0.0V
UV portion[%]: 0.5
Visible portion[%]: 21.5
IR portion[%]: 78.0
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 9.0
Apparent Magnitude: 12.2
Right Ascension(RA) 172.3350
Declination (DEC) -1.4548
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-3+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-3 b
K2-3 b

  • K2-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-3, located about 143.4 light-years (44.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2015.
  • The host star K2-3 has apparent magnitude of 12.2, with absolute magnitude of 9.0.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3896 with its spectral types of M0.0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-3 b orbits around the star K2-3 every 10.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11593835.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-3 b around its host star K2-3)


  • The Star K2-3 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.184 AU ( 27547617.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.255 AU ( 38078005.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.388 AU ( 58022454.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.571 AU ( 85382583.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-3 b : 14752.08 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-3)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-3 distance : 0.207 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-3 distance : 0.262 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-3 distance : 0.253 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-3 distance : 0.278 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-3 distance : 0.499 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-3 distance : 0.527 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-3)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-3 distance : 0.204 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-3 distance : 0.271 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-3 distance : 0.270 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-3 distance : 0.507 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-3 distance : 0.527 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-3)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-3 and its Exoplanet K2-3 b)



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-3*)
    *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