Imaginary Picture of K2-401 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-401 b around the hoststar K2-401
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Exoplanet Name : K2-401 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2018 (Rjup) 2.2620 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0183 (Mjup) 5.8310 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0586 (AU) 0.0586 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0172
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.29 (Days Obs.) 6.30 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1396
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 57999.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 692.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 650.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 526.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 823.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 773.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-401
Alternate Name : EPIC 248527514
Star Distance(LY) : 654.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4328 (K)
Spectral type : K7V
UV portion[%]: 1.0
Visible portion[%]: 28.0
IR portion[%]: 71.0
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 7.7
Apparent Magnitude: 14.2
Right Ascension(RA) 154.9875
Declination (DEC) 3.9552
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K2-401 b
K2-401 b

  • K2-401 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-401, located about 654.7 light-years (200.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star K2-401 has apparent magnitude of 14.2, with absolute magnitude of 7.7.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4328 with its spectral types of K7V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-401 b orbits around the star K2-401 every 6.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8761947.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-401 b around its host star K2-401)


  • The Star K2-401 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.276 AU ( 41280175.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.381 AU ( 57059989.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.581 AU ( 86946796.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.855 AU ( 127946020.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-401 b : 57999.09 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-401)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-401 distance : 0.306 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-401 distance : 0.388 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-401 distance : 0.375 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-401 distance : 0.412 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-401 distance : 0.725 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-401 distance : 0.764 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-401)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-401 distance : 0.302 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-401 distance : 0.401 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-401 distance : 0.400 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-401 distance : 0.736 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-401 distance : 0.766 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-401)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-401 and its Exoplanet K2-401 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-401 and its Exoplanet K2-401 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-401*)
    *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