Imaginary Picture of K2-54 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-54 b around the hoststar K2-54
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Exoplanet Name : K2-54 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 205916793.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1030 (Rjup) 1.1545 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0052 (Mjup) 1.6403 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0671 (AU) 0.0671 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0268
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 9.78 (Days Obs.) 9.80 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2306
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 8183.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 424.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 398.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 322.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 504.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 474.1 (K)
Size Class: 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 : K2-54
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22321299-1732384, EPIC 205916793"
Star Distance(LY) : 568.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.4 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3798 (K)
Spectral type : M0
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 13.7
IR portion[%]: 86.0
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.6
Apparent Magnitude: 11.8
Right Ascension(RA) 338.0542
Declination (DEC) -17.5440
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-54+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-54 b
K2-54 b

  • K2-54 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-54, located about 568.5 light-years (174.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-54 has apparent magnitude of 11.8, with absolute magnitude of 5.6.
  • It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3798 with its spectral types of M0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-54 b orbits around the star K2-54 every 9.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10038017.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-54 b around its host star K2-54)


  • The Star K2-54 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.119 AU ( 17764444.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.164 AU ( 24555104.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.250 AU ( 37416545.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.368 AU ( 55060085.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-54 b : 8183.65 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-54)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-54 distance : 0.134 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-54 distance : 0.169 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-54 distance : 0.163 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-54 distance : 0.180 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-54 distance : 0.324 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-54 distance : 0.342 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-54)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-54 distance : 0.132 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-54 distance : 0.175 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-54 distance : 0.175 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-54 distance : 0.329 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-54 distance : 0.342 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-54)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-54 and its Exoplanet K2-54 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-54 and its Exoplanet K2-54 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-54*)
    *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