Imaginary Picture of K2-49 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-49 b around the hoststar K2-49
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Exoplanet Name : K2-49 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 201690311.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1720 (Rjup) 1.9279 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0153 (Mjup) 4.8579 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0309 (AU) 0.0309 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0076
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.77 (Days Obs.) 2.78 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3070
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 79020.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 748.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 702.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 568.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 889.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 835.7 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-49
Alternate Name : "2MASS J11491686+0328318, EPIC 201690311, WISE J114916.85+032831.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 1501.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4175 (K)
Spectral type : K6
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 26.7
IR portion[%]: 72.5
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 13.5
Right Ascension(RA) 177.3202
Declination (DEC) 3.4756
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-49+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-49 b
K2-49 b

  • K2-49 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-49, located about 1501.5 light-years (460.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-49 has apparent magnitude of 13.5, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4175 with its spectral types of K6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-49 b orbits around the star K2-49 every 2.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4622574.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-49 b around its host star K2-49)


  • The Star K2-49 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.170 AU ( 25420470.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.235 AU ( 35137733.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.358 AU ( 53542129.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.527 AU ( 78789589.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-49 b : 79020.32 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-49)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-49 distance : 0.190 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-49 distance : 0.240 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-49 distance : 0.232 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-49 distance : 0.255 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-49 distance : 0.451 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-49 distance : 0.476 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-49)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-49 distance : 0.187 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-49 distance : 0.248 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-49 distance : 0.248 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-49 distance : 0.459 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-49 distance : 0.477 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-49)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-49 and its Exoplanet K2-49 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-49 and its Exoplanet K2-49 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-49*)
    *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