Imaginary Picture of K2-185 c

Display orbital revolution of K2-185 c around the hoststar K2-185
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Exoplanet Name : K2-185 c
Alternate Name : EPIC 211611158 c
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2132 (Rjup) 2.3898 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0187 (Mjup) 5.9317 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.2696 (AU) 0.2696 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.1443
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 52.71 (Days Obs.) 52.18 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0387
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 16731.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 507.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 476.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 385.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 603.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 566.9 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-185
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08410232+1441250, EPIC 211611158, WISE J084102.31+144124.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 875.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5788 (K)
Spectral type : G2V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.2
Right Ascension(RA) 130.2597
Declination (DEC) 14.6903
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K2-185 c
K2-185 c

  • K2-185 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-185, located about 875.3 light-years (268.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-185 has apparent magnitude of 12.2, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5788 with its spectral types of G2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-185 c orbits around the star K2-185 every 52.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.27 AU ( 40331585.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-185 c around its host star K2-185)


  • The Star K2-185 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.682 AU ( 102057050.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.943 AU ( 141069513.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.437 AU ( 214958720.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.114 AU ( 316321174.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-185 c : 16731.50 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-185)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-185 distance : 0.707 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-185 distance : 0.895 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-185 distance : 0.864 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-185 distance : 0.948 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-185 distance : 1.580 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-185 distance : 1.666 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-185)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-185 distance : 0.708 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-185 distance : 0.920 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-185 distance : 0.936 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-185 distance : 1.608 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-185 distance : 1.672 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-185)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-185 and its Exoplanet K2-185 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-185 and its Exoplanet K2-185 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-185*)
    *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