CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
tau Cet f
Orbits Host Star: tau Cet
(Type G8.5V)
· Distance: 11.800 Light-Years (3.603 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.810 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3.930 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.2 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
202K (-71°C / -96°F)
Orbital Period
636.13 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 202 K (-71°C / -96°F) and a radius of 1.810 R⊕, tau Cet f falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
Other Worlds in the tau Cet System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS