The K2-85 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 317.08 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.68 solar masses |
Radius | 0.68 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4427 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.36 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 1.870 Earth masses, K2-85 b is a so called Super Earth. Super Earths could be terrestrial worlds like Earth, but they could also be ocean worlds or terrestrial worlds wrapped in a substantial atmosphere, in which case some refer to them as Mini Neptunes.
Mass | 1.870 Earth masses |
Density | 5.950 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.200 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.013 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.24 |
Orbital Period | 0.685 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2016-09 |
Reference | Crossfield et al. 2016 |