Imaginary Picture of K2-5 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-5 b around the hoststar K2-5
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Exoplanet Name : K2-5 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201338508 b, 2MASS J11171284-0152406 b, EPIC 201338508.02, WISE J111712.83-015240.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1700 (Rjup) 1.9055 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0151 (Mjup) 4.8054 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0532 (AU) 0.0532 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0157
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.74 (Days Obs.) 5.74 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3234
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 33581.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 604.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 567.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 459.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 718.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 674.7 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-5
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201338508, 2MASS J11171284-0152406, WISE J111712.83-015240.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 657.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3930 (K)
Spectral type : K7.5 V
UV portion[%]: 0.6
Visible portion[%]: 22.7
IR portion[%]: 76.7
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 5.9
Apparent Magnitude: 12.4
Right Ascension(RA) 169.3035
Declination (DEC) -1.8780
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-5+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-5 b
K2-5 b

  • K2-5 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-5, located about 657.4 light-years (201.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2015.
  • The host star K2-5 has apparent magnitude of 12.4, with absolute magnitude of 5.9.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3930 with its spectral types of K7.5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-5 b orbits around the star K2-5 every 5.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7958606.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-5 b around its host star K2-5)


  • The Star K2-5 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.191 AU ( 28531070.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.264 AU ( 39437395.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.402 AU ( 60093863.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.591 AU ( 88430752.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-5 b : 33581.61 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-5)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-5 distance : 0.214 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-5 distance : 0.271 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-5 distance : 0.262 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-5 distance : 0.288 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-5 distance : 0.516 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-5 distance : 0.544 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-5)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-5 distance : 0.211 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-5 distance : 0.280 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-5 distance : 0.280 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-5 distance : 0.524 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-5 distance : 0.545 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-5)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-5 and its Exoplanet K2-5 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-5 and its Exoplanet K2-5 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-5*)
    *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