LkCa 15

Summary

LkCa 15 is an Orion variable^[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (orion_variable category, ranking #4 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• LkCa 15's image is recorded as LkCa 15 disk protoplanetare Scheibe cropped.jpg^[3].
• LkCa 15's instance of is recorded as Orion variable^[4].
• LkCa 15's instance of is recorded as double star^[5].
• LkCa 15's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• LkCa 15's instance of is recorded as variable star^[7].
• LkCa 15's instance of is recorded as young stellar object candidate^[8].
• LkCa 15's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[9].
• LkCa 15's spectral class is recorded as K5.5^[10].
• LkCa 15's part of is recorded as Taurus Molecular Cloud^[11].
• LkCa 15's part of is recorded as NAME Tau-Aur Complex^[12].
• LkCa 15's Commons category is recorded as LkCa 15^[13].
• LkCa 15's child astronomical body is recorded as LkCa 15 b^[14].
• LkCa 15's child astronomical body is recorded as LkCa 15 c^[15].
• LkCa 15's child astronomical body is recorded as Q113596339^[16].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01278-00193^[17].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 04363+2215^[18].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F04363+2215^[19].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J04391779+2221034^[20].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q04363+2215^[21].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 39617972^[22].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as HBC 419^[23].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 144936836795636864^[24].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 144936836795636864^[25].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as TIC 118681038^[26].
• LkCa 15's catalog code is recorded as V1079 Tau^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Taurus Molecular Cloud^[11], a dark nebula^[28] and NAME Tau-Aur Complex^[12], a star-forming region^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Orion variable^[4], double star^[5], near-infrared source^[6], variable star^[7], and young stellar object candidate^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 01278-00193^[17], IRAS 04363+2215^[18], IRAS F04363+2215^[19], 2MASS J04391779+2221034^[20], PSCz Q04363+2215^[21], and UCAC2 39617972^[22].

Why It Matters

LkCa 15 draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (orion_variable category, ranking #4 of 10).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]