Imaginary Picture of K2-285 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-285 b around the hoststar K2-285
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Exoplanet Name : K2-285 b
Alternate Name : "EPIC 246471491 b, 2MASS J23173222+0118010 b, WISE J231732.23+011800.6 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2310 (Rjup) 2.5893 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0305 (Mjup) 9.6844 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0382 (AU) 0.0382 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0095
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.47 (Days Obs.) 2.99 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4445
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 321800.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1063.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 998.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 807.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1264.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1187.2 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-285
Alternate Name : "EPIC 246471491, 2MASS J23173222+0118010, WISE J231732.23+011800.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 506.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4975 (K)
Spectral type : K2 V
UV portion[%]: 3.1
Visible portion[%]: 36.8
IR portion[%]: 60.1
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 6.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 349.3843
Declination (DEC) 1.3003
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-285+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-285 b
K2-285 b

  • K2-285 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-285, located about 506.7 light-years (155.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-285 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4975 with its spectral types of K2 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-285 b orbits around the star K2-285 every 3.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5710150.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-285 b around its host star K2-285)


  • The Star K2-285 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.424 AU ( 63368200.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.586 AU ( 87591413.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.892 AU ( 133469929.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.313 AU ( 196406848.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-285 b : 321800.72 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-285)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-285 distance : 0.459 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-285 distance : 0.581 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-285 distance : 0.561 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-285 distance : 0.616 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-285 distance : 1.054 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-285 distance : 1.112 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-285)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-285 distance : 0.454 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-285 distance : 0.599 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-285 distance : 0.600 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-285 distance : 1.071 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-285 distance : 1.114 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-285)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-285 and its Exoplanet K2-285 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-285 and its Exoplanet K2-285 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-285*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102