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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

FU Tau b

Orbits Host Star: FU Tau (Type M7.25) · Distance: 435.400 Light-Years (133.495 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.200 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5085.280 M⊕
Surface Gravity
34.17 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2375K (+2102°C / +3816°F)
Orbital Period
Discovery Year
2008 (Imaging)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2375 K · +2102°C / +3816°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Spitzer Space Telescope.

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