HD 85512 is a solitary K-type main-sequence star 36.8 light-years (11.3 parsecs) away in the constellation Vela.

It is extremely chromospherically inactive, only slightly more active than Tau Ceti.

It exhibits a long-term variability[2] and was thought to host one low-mass planet, although this is now doubtful.

[7] Modelling at the time of the discovery announcement found that the planet could be cool enough to host liquid water if it has more than 50% cloud coverage,[8] but with revised models of the habitable zone two years later it was found to be too hot to be potentially habitable.

[6]: 25–27 [6]: 44  Due to this, the NASA Exoplanet Archive now considers this planet as a false positive detection.