Exoplanet · LkCa 15
LkCa 15 b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2015
Scientific overview
LkCa 15 b is an exoplanet orbiting LkCa 15, about 516 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2015 using the direct imaging.
Host star
Host star
LkCa 15
Temperature
4,194 K
Planetary system — LkCa 15 system
View the LkCa 15 system (2 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Direct Imaging
Discovery year
2015
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsLkCa 15
- Member of systemLkCa 15 system
- Discovered by methodDirect Imaging
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive