LkCa 15
LkCa 15 is a T Tauri star in the Taurus Molecular Cloud. These types of stars are relatively young pre-main-sequence stars that show irregular variations in brightness. It has a mass that is about 97% of the Sun, an effective temperature of 4370 K, and is slightly cooler than the Sun. Its apparent magnitude is 11.91, meaning it is not visible to the naked eye.
LkCa 15 protoplanetary disk | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 04h 39m 17.796s |
| Declination | +22° 21′ 03.48″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +11.91 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Variable type | T Tauri |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 10.572 mas/yr Dec.: -17.527 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.3619 ± 0.0264 mas |
| Distance | 513 ± 2 ly (157.2 ± 0.7 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.97 ± 0.03 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.2 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.22 L☉ |
| Temperature | 4730 K |
| Age | 2 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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