CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
tau Boo b
Orbits Host Star: tau Boo
(Type F7 V)
· Distance: 51.100 Light-Years (15.652 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.800 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1891.000 M⊕
Surface Gravity
11.54 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1682K (+1409°C / +2568°F)
Orbital Period
3.312 days
Discovery Year
1996 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1682 K · +1409°C / +2568°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Lick Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS