K2-285

Planetary system · 505.4 light-years away

K2-285 is 505 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this K2 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-285 b goes round its star every 3.47 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2 V
Surface temperature4,975 K
Mass0.83 solar masses
Radius0.787 solar radii
Luminosity0.3786 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.075
Distance from the Sun505.4 light-years (155.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 349.3843°, Dec 1.3002°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (4)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-285 b3.47 days0.0382 AU2.59 R⊕9.68 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-285 c7.14 days0.0824 AU3.53 R⊕15.68 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-285 d10.5 days0.118 AU2.48 R⊕6.5 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-285 e14.8 days0.180 AU1.95 R⊕10.7 M⊕Transit, 2018

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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