Planet LKCA 15 b

Name LKCA 15 b
Discovered in 2011
M × sin i 6 ± 1 MJ
Semi-major axis 15.7 ± 2.1 AU
Orbital period 40000 ± 0 days
Eccentricity
ω
Tperi
Radius
Inclination
Update Oct. 19, 2011
Detection method detected by imaging
Molecules detected

Remarks

19 Oct 2011: "... additional planets or an eccentric orbit are likely required." (Kraus & Ireland 2011).

Star

Name LKCA 15
Distance 145 ± 15 pc
Spectral type K5V
Apparent magnitude V 11.91
Mass 0.97 ± 0.03 MSun
Age 0.002 Gyr
Effective temperature K
Radius RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H]
RA2000 04:39:18.0
Dec2000 +22:21:03
Planetary system 1 planet

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Related publications

LkCa 15: A Young Exoplanet Caught at Formation?
Jan. 16, 2012 KRAUS A. & IRELAND M.
ApJ., 745, 5
paper   arxiv

On the nature of the transition disk around LkCa 15
Jan. 14, 2012 ISELLA A., PEREZ L. & CARPENTER J.
ApJ.
arxiv

The Exoplanet Handbook
May 22, 2012 Michael Perryman
Content
Content and Chapter 5

A Closer Look at the LkCa 15 Protoplanetary Disk
Nov. 1, 2011 ANDREWS S., ROSENFELD K., WILNER D. & BREMER M.
ApJ. Letters, 742, L5
paper