Imaginary Picture of K2-6 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-6 b around the hoststar K2-6
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Exoplanet Name : K2-6 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201384232 b, 2MASS J11524614-0111545 b, EPIC 201384232.01, WISE J115246.12-011154.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2230 (Rjup) 2.4996 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0195 (Mjup) 6.1849 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1898 (AU) 0.1898 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0847
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 30.94 (Days Obs.) 30.67 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9899
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 36743.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 617.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 580.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 469.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 734.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 690.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : K2-6
Alternate Name : "EPIC 201384232, 2MASS J11524614-0111545, WISE J115246.12-011154.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 1038.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5850 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.9
Apparent Magnitude: 11.4
Right Ascension(RA) 178.1923
Declination (DEC) -1.1985
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=K2-6+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
K2-6 b
K2-6 b

  • K2-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-6, located about 1038.6 light-years (318.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2015.
  • The host star K2-6 has apparent magnitude of 11.4, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5850 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-6 b orbits around the star K2-6 every 30.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.19 AU ( 28393675.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-6 b around its host star K2-6)


  • The Star K2-6 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.712 AU ( 106473389.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.984 AU ( 147174048.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.499 AU ( 224260680.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.206 AU ( 330009415.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-6 b : 36743.31 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-6)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-6 distance : 0.734 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-6 distance : 0.930 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-6 distance : 0.898 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-6 distance : 0.985 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 1.639 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-6 distance : 1.729 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-6)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-6 distance : 0.736 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 0.956 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 0.975 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-6 distance : 1.668 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-6 distance : 1.735 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-6)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-6 and its Exoplanet K2-6 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-6 and its Exoplanet K2-6 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-6*)
    *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