Imaginary Picture of K2-3 c

Display orbital revolution of K2-3 c around the hoststar K2-3
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Exoplanet Name : K2-3 c
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11292037-0127173 c, EPIC 201367065 c, EPIC 201367065.02, WISE J112920.45-012718.0 c"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1650 (Rjup) 1.8495 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0067 (Mjup) 2.1397 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1405 (AU) 0.1405 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0675
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 24.65 (Days Obs.) 24.83 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6255
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 4488.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 365.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 343.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 277.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 434.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 408.0 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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
Discovery Paper - Authors "Ian J. M. Crossfield, Erik Petigura, Joshua Schlieder, Andrew W. Howard, B.J. Fulton, Kimberly M. Aller, David R. Ciardi, Sebastien Lepine, Thomas Barclay, Imke de Pater, Katherine de Kleer, Elisa V. Quintana, Jessie L. Christiansen, Eddie Schlafly, Lisa Kaltenegger, Justin R. Crepp, Thomas Henning, Christian Obermeier, Niall Deacon, Lauren M. Weiss, Howard T. Isaacson, Brad M. S. Hansen, Michael C. Liu, Tom Greene, Steve B. Howell, Travis Barman, Christoph Mordasini"
Discovery Paper - Title A nearby M star with three transiting super-Earths discovered by K2
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-3&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/EPIC%20201367065%20c/
K2-3 c
K2-3 c

  • K2-3 c 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 c orbits around the star K2-3 every 24.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.14 AU ( 21018500.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-3 c 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 c : 4488.53 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 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-3 and its Exoplanet K2-3 c (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