Imaginary Picture of K2-70 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-70 b around the hoststar K2-70
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Exoplanet Name : K2-70 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 206181769.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2580 (Rjup) 2.8919 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0223 (Mjup) 7.0830 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1112 (AU) 0.1112 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0383
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 13.98 (Days Obs.) 13.97 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8469
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 85688.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 763.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 717.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 580.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 908.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 852.8 (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 : K2-70
Alternate Name : "2MASS J22335419-1005057, EPIC 206181769, WISE J223354.21-100505.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 778.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5622 (K)
Spectral type : G5
UV portion[%]: 7.4
Visible portion[%]: 44.0
IR portion[%]: 48.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.5
Apparent Magnitude: 11.4
Right Ascension(RA) 338.4758
Declination (DEC) -10.0849
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-70+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-70 b
K2-70 b

  • K2-70 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-70, located about 778.1 light-years (238.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-70 has apparent magnitude of 11.4, with absolute magnitude of 4.5.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5622 with its spectral types of G5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-70 b orbits around the star K2-70 every 14.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.11 AU ( 16635283.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-70 b around its host star K2-70)


  • The Star K2-70 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.637 AU ( 95262668.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.880 AU ( 131677903.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.341 AU ( 200647984.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.974 AU ( 295262298.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-70 b : 85688.89 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-70)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-70 distance : 0.666 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-70 distance : 0.844 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-70 distance : 0.815 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-70 distance : 0.893 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-70 distance : 1.496 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-70 distance : 1.578 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-70)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-70 distance : 0.665 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-70 distance : 0.867 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-70 distance : 0.880 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-70 distance : 1.522 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-70 distance : 1.583 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-70)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-70 and its Exoplanet K2-70 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-70 and its Exoplanet K2-70 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-70*)
    *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