Temperature
5788 K
5722 to 5844
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K2-185
Unclassified star • 268.4 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 337607207
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: de Leon et al. 2021 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.96 Msun
0.96 to 1.05
Radius
0.94 Rsun
0.89 to 0.94
Distance
268.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.94 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-185
0.94 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
K2-185 and Its Two Worlds
K2-185 is a star 875 light-years away with two known planets. The star has a mass of 0.96 solar masses, a radius of 0.94 solar radii, and a temperature of 5790 K. Its reported radius estimate is smaller than the Sun's.
Both planets were discovered in 2018 by the transit method, which detects the slight dimming caused when a planet crosses in front of its star. K2-185 b is classified as Earth-like, with a radius of 1.15 Earth radii and an orbital period of 10.6 days. Its radius estimate is larger than Earth's, and among the listed planets it has the shortest year and the smallest radius. K2-185 c is a Super-Earth with a radius of 2.39 Earth radii and an orbital period of 52.7 days. Its radius estimate is also larger than Earth's, and it has the longest year and the largest radius among the listed planets.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5844 | 1.05 | 0.89 | — | -0.08 | — | 268.4 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5788 | 0.96 | 0.94 | — | — | — | 268.4 | de Leon et al. 2021 | TICv8 |
| 5805.3 | — | 0.89 | — | -0.09 | — | 268.4 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5722 | 0.98 | 0.91 | — | — | — | 268.4 | Mayo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.89 | — | — | — | 268.4 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |