CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
tau Cet h
Orbits Host Star: tau Cet
(Type G8.5V)
· Distance: 11.800 Light-Years (3.603 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.190 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.830 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.29 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
473K (+200°C / +392°F)
Orbital Period
49.41 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (473 K · +200°C / +392°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
Other Worlds in the tau Cet System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS