K2-86 is a star with 0.79 times the mass of the Sun, and 0.76 times its radius. It is located 843.76 light years away from the solar system.
K2-86 is known to have 1 exoplanets in orbit around it.
K2-86 b was discovered by the K2 observatory, in 2016-09, using the transit method. Its semi-major axis is 0.08 astronomical units, as compared to Earth's which is 1 astronomical unit. The mass of K2-86 b is 4.516 times the mass of Earth. The radius of K2-86 b is 1.960 that of Earth. With a mass below 5 Earth masses, a density of 3.28, and a semi-major axis of 0.077 astronomical units, K2-86 b could, potentially, be an ocean world - a planet with no dry land.