Imaginary Picture of K2-79 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-79 b around the hoststar K2-79
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Exoplanet Name : K2-79 b
Alternate Name : EPIC 210402237.01
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.3649 (Rjup) 4.0902 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0371 (Mjup) 11.7955 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0987 (AU) 0.0987 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0780
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0301
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 10.99 (Days Obs.) 11.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7051
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 254353.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1002.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 941.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 761.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1192.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1119.4 (K)
Size Class: Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-79
Alternate Name : "2MASS J03410141+1331098, EPIC 210402237, WISE J034101.42+133109.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 841.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5926 (K)
Spectral type : G1
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.3
Apparent Magnitude: 10.4
Right Ascension(RA) 55.2559
Declination (DEC) 13.5194
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-79&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-79 b
K2-79 b

  • K2-79 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-79, located about 841.2 light-years (257.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star K2-79 has apparent magnitude of 10.4, with absolute magnitude of 3.3.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5926 with its spectral types of G1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-79 b orbits around the star K2-79 every 11.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.10 AU ( 14765309.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-79 b around its host star K2-79)


  • The Star K2-79 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.974 AU ( 145677129.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.346 AU ( 201363863.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.051 AU ( 306833966.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.018 AU ( 451519622.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-79 b : 254353.10 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-79)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-79 distance : 1.000 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-79 distance : 1.267 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-79 distance : 1.223 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-79 distance : 1.341 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-79 distance : 2.228 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-79 distance : 2.350 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-79)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-79 distance : 1.005 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-79 distance : 1.301 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-79 distance : 1.329 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-79 distance : 2.268 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-79 distance : 2.359 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-79)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-79 and its Exoplanet K2-79 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-79 and its Exoplanet K2-79 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-79*)
    *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