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Direct imaging · 2015

LkCa 15 c

This world receives 526× less starlight than Earth; the light you see left it 516 years ago.

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Size
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A year
—18.6 AU
Temperature
−214 °C59 K

About this world

LkCa 15 c is a planet orbiting LkCa 15, an orange dwarf 516 light-years from Earth.

Its equilibrium temperature is about 59 K (−214 °C): too cold for liquid water on its surface.

It was discovered in 2015 by direct imaging with Large Binocular Telescope Observatory. The planet itself is photographed, its star blocked by a coronagraph. LkCa 15 has 2 known planets; the others are LkCa 15 b.

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