K-type star · orange dwarf
LkCa 15
4194 K
temperature
1.61 R☉
radius
–
mass
0.643 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 516 ly away
At light speed, about 516 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.73×
as hot as the Sun
1.61×
the Sun's width
–
the Sun's mass
0.64×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from LkCa 15's temperature, not a photograph.