Exoplanet

LkCa 15 c

Orbiting LkCa 15

Overview

LkCa 15 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star LkCa 15, discovered in 2015 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Distance

158.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

Unknown

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Sallum et al. 2015

Semi-Major Axis

18.6000+2.5000−2.5000au

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

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: LkCa 15 c

System Context

LkCa 15 c 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

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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More planets in this system

LkCa 15 b