Temperature
4232 K
4222 to 4462
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K2-85
Unclassified star • 97.22 pc
Records
10
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 14160842
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: Howard et al. 2025 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.70 Msun
0.57 to 0.70
Radius
0.71 Rsun
0.51 to 0.73
Distance
97.22 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.71 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-85
0.71 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-85 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
0.68 days
Radius
1.40 R⊕
Mass
3.20 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1355 K
K2-85 b: A Close-In Earth-Like Planet
K2-85 is a star located 317 light-years away, with a mass of 0.7 solar masses, a radius of 0.71 solar radii, and a temperature of 4230 K. Its reported mass, radius, and temperature are all smaller or cooler than the Sun's. One known planet orbits this host.
That planet, K2-85 b, was discovered by transit in 2016. Its radius of 1.4 Earth radii is larger than Earth's and places it within the Earth-like size class. Its mass of 3.2 Earth masses is also larger than Earth's, and its mean density is 6.43 g/cm³, 1.17 times Earth's.
K2-85 b completes one orbit in just 0.685 days, making its year a small fraction of a single day on Earth.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
10
Stellar refs
10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4349.9 | — | 0.67 | — | -0.84 | — | 97.22 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 4376.2 | 0.70 | 0.68 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Dressing et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 4268 | 0.57 | 0.51 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 97.22 | Barros et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4222 | 0.66 | 0.73 | — | -0.81 | — | 97.22 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 4232 | 0.70 | 0.71 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Howard et al. 2025 | TICv8 |
| 4441 | 0.68 | 0.65 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Mayo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 4427 | — | 0.68 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Adams et al. 2021 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.67 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 4462 | — | 0.71 | — | — | — | 97.22 | Adams et al. 2016 | TICv8 |