What it’s like to stand here
LkCa 15 c
sun
0.09× as wide
sky
amber-orange

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Sub-Neptune

LkCa 15 c

Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.

LkCa 15
host star
radius
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
orbital period
-214°C (-353°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
gravity, needs mass + radius
one year, in Earth time
0.09× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
jump, needs gravity
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 516 ly away
Jet airliner
619 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
804,481 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
516 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
188 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
LkCa 15
4194 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.0
ConstellationTaurus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from LkCa 15 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.