Imaginary Picture of K2-57 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-57 b around the hoststar K2-57
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Exoplanet Name : K2-57 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206026136.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1870 (Rjup) 2.0961 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0165 (Mjup) 5.2508 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0746 (AU) 0.0746 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0247
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 9.01 (Days Obs.) 9.02 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1951
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 32741.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 600.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 563.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 456.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 714.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 670.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-57
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22504600-1404116, EPIC 206026136, WISE J225046.02-140411.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 864.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4434 (K)
Spectral type : K5
UV portion[%]: 1.4
Visible portion[%]: 30.0
IR portion[%]: 68.7
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.2
Apparent Magnitude: 12.3
Right Ascension(RA) 342.6917
Declination (DEC) -14.0699
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-57+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-57 b
K2-57 b

  • K2-57 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-57, located about 864.0 light-years (264.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-57 has apparent magnitude of 12.3, with absolute magnitude of 5.2.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4434 with its spectral types of K5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-57 b orbits around the star K2-57 every 9.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 11160001.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-57 b around its host star K2-57)


  • The Star K2-57 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.264 AU ( 39504009.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.365 AU ( 54604865.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.556 AU ( 83205730.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.818 AU ( 122440877.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-57 b : 32741.10 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-57)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-57 distance : 0.292 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-57 distance : 0.370 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-57 distance : 0.357 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-57 distance : 0.393 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-57 distance : 0.688 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-57 distance : 0.725 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-57)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-57 distance : 0.288 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-57 distance : 0.382 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-57 distance : 0.382 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-57 distance : 0.699 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-57 distance : 0.727 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-57)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-57 and its Exoplanet K2-57 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-57 and its Exoplanet K2-57 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-57*)
    *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