LkCa 15 b
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LkCa 15 b is a candidate protoplanetary object in orbit around LkCa 15, a star in the Taurus-Auriga Star Forming Region. It was discovered by direct imaging techniques using the Keck II telescope in 2011 by Adam Kraus and Michael Ireland.[1] A 2015 study of observations from the Magellan Telescopes and the Large Binocular Telescope argued that the planet is forming though accretion.[2] It is the first observed exoplanet seen in the process of active accretion.[3]
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Kraus2011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sallum, S.; Follette, K. B.; Eisner, J. A.; Close, L. M.; Hinz, P.; Kratter, K.; Males, J.; Skemer, A.; Macintosh, B.; Tuthill, P.; Bailey, V.; Defrère, D.; Morzinski, K.; Rodigas, T.; Spalding, E.; Vaz, A.; Weinberger, A. J. (2015). "Accreting protoplanets in the LkCa 15 transition disk". Nature. 527 (7578): 342–344. doi:10.1038/nature15761. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ^ Irene Klotz (18 November 2015). "Astronomers see planet still growing in its stellar womb". Reuters. News Daily.
External links
- LkCa 15 b listing at the Exoplanet.eu, the Extrasolar Planet Encyclopedia
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