LkCa 15 b

Summary

LkCa 15 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #96 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• LkCa 15 b's image is recorded as Artistic Impression of LKCa 15 b.jpg^[3].
• LkCa 15 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].
• LkCa 15 b's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[5].
• LkCa 15 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as LkCa 15^[6].
• LkCa 15 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 118681038b^[7].
• LkCa 15 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• LkCa 15 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2015-11-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• LkCa 15 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012w4vpv^[10].
• LkCa 15 b's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging^[11].
• LkCa 15 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50'}^[12].
• LkCa 15 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+6'}^[13].
• LkCa 15 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+40000.0'}^[14].
• LkCa 15 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+6.2947'}^[15].
• LkCa 15 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[16].
• LkCa 15 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as EM* LkCa 15b^[17].
• LkCa 15 b's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Exoplanet", "LkCa15b"]^[18].
• LkCa 15 b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as lkca_15_b--1017^[19].
• LkCa 15 b's NASA Exoplanet Archive ID is recorded as LkCa 15 b^[20].
• LkCa 15 b's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.82413033889583'}^[21].
• LkCa 15 b's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.35094101874750'}^[22].
• LkCa 15 b's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].
• LkCa 15 b's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-17.383'}^[24].
• LkCa 15 b's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+10.471'}^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

LkCa 15 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].

History and Context

LkCa 15 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 118681038b^[7].

Why It Matters

LkCa 15 b draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #96 of 578).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]