Imaginary Picture of Kepler-206 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-206 b around the hoststar Kepler-206
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-206 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19263232+4150019 b, K00664.02, KIC 6442340 b, KOI-664 b, KOI-664.02, WISE J192632.31+415001.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1070 (Rjup) 1.1994 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0059 (Mjup) 1.8826 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0780 (AU) 0.0780 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0213
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.78 (Days Obs.) 8.21 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3088
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 252124.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1000.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 939.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 759.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1189.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1116.9 (K)
Size Class: Earth-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 : Kepler-206
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19263232+4150019, KIC 6442340, KOI-664, WISE J192632.31+415001.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 1937.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5691 (K)
Spectral type : G3
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.4
IR portion[%]: 48.0
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.3
Right Ascension(RA) 291.6347
Declination (DEC) 41.8339
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-206+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-206%20b/
Kepler-206 b
Kepler-206 b

  • Kepler-206 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-206, located about 1937.9 light-years (594.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-206 has apparent magnitude of 12.3, with absolute magnitude of 3.5.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5691 with its spectral types of G3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-206 b orbits around the star Kepler-206 every 7.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11668633.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-206 b around its host star Kepler-206)


  • The Star Kepler-206 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.766 AU ( 114619344.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.059 AU ( 158433888.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.614 AU ( 241418184.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.375 AU ( 355257434.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-206 b : 252124.60 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-206)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-206 distance : 0.798 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.011 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-206 distance : 0.976 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.070 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.789 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.887 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-206)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-206 distance : 0.798 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.039 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.056 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.821 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-206 distance : 1.893 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-206)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-206 and its Exoplanet Kepler-206 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-206 and its Exoplanet Kepler-206 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-206*)
    *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