Imaginary Picture of K2-61 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-61 b around the hoststar K2-61
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Exoplanet Name : K2-61 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206044803.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2210 (Rjup) 2.4772 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0193 (Mjup) 6.1333 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0392 (AU) 0.0392 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0070
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.57 (Days Obs.) 2.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9995
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2314949.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1740.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1634.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1322.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2070.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1944.2 (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 : K2-61
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22384194-1333360, EPIC 206044803, WISE J223841.95-133336.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 1354.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6293 (K)
Spectral type : F8
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.7
Apparent Magnitude: 11.8
Right Ascension(RA) 339.6747
Declination (DEC) -13.5600
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-61+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-61 b
K2-61 b

  • K2-61 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-61, located about 1354.6 light-years (415.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-61 has apparent magnitude of 11.8, with absolute magnitude of 3.7.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6293 with its spectral types of F8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-61 b orbits around the star K2-61 every 2.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5864236.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-61 b around its host star K2-61)


  • The Star K2-61 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.167 AU ( 174547038.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.613 AU ( 241269621.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.458 AU ( 367641510.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.616 AU ( 541000588.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-61 b : 2314948.96 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-61)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-61 distance : 1.172 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-61 distance : 1.484 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-61 distance : 1.433 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-61 distance : 1.571 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-61 distance : 2.591 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-61 distance : 2.733 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-61)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-61 distance : 1.187 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-61 distance : 1.523 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-61 distance : 1.570 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-61 distance : 2.638 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-61 distance : 2.743 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-61)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-61 and its Exoplanet K2-61 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-61 and its Exoplanet K2-61 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-61*)
    *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