Star · K6V
K2-85
K2-85 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K6V in the constellation Taurus, 315.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 315.9 light-years (96.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.59 |
| Spectral type | K6V |
| Surface temperature | 4,230 K |
| Luminosity | 0.154 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.71 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.7 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 57m 51.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 27′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.52. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1710. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-85, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-85 b 0.685-day orbit · 1.4 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- K2-174 17.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.