LkCa 15 b
Orbiting LkCa 15
LkCa 15 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LkCa 15, discovered in 2015 using the Imaging method.
Distance
158.2
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
Unknown
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Sallum et al. 2015
Semi-Major Axis
14.7000+2.1000−2.1000au
Distance from Earth
158.2 pc (~516 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4194 K
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
1.61 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
69.8242°, 22.3509°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2015
Source ID: LkCa 15 b
LkCa 15 b orbits LkCa 15 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Catalog data places the system at about 158.2 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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