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Exoplanet Name : |
tau Boo b |
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Alternate Name : |
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Radius (Rjup / Re): |
1.0600 |
(Rjup) |
11.8815 |
(Rearth) |
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Mass (Mjup / Me): |
5.8400 |
(Mjup) |
1856.7579 |
(Mearth) |
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Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
0.0460 |
(AU) |
0.0460 |
(AU Est.) |
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Eccentricity : |
0.0787 |
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Orbital Period(Yrs) |
0.0091 |
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Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
3.31 |
(Days Obs.) |
3.16 |
(Days Est.) |
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Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
1626624.7 |
(W/m2) |
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Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
1593.9 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
1496.9 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
1211.1 |
(K) |
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Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
1895.5 |
(K) |
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Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
1780.1 |
(K) |
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Size Class: |
Jupiter-size |
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Mass Class: |
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Detection Type : |
Radial Velocity |
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Mass Detection : |
Radial Velocity |
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Radius Detection : |
Theoretical |
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Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Not habitable |
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Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
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Star Name : |
tau Boo |
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Alternate Name : |
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Star Distance(LY) : |
50.9 |
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Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
1.3 |
(Rsun Measured) |
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Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
1.3 |
(Msun Measured) |
1.2 |
(Msun Estimated) |
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Star Age : |
2.5 |
(GY) |
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Temperature : |
6309 |
(K) |
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Spectral type : |
F7 V |
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Metalicity : |
0.3 |
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Absolute Magnitude: |
3.5 |
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Apparent Magnitude: |
4.5 |
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Right Ascension(RA) |
206.8156 |
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Declination (DEC) |
17.4561 |
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Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovered by |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
"S. Desidera, M. Barbieri" |
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Discovery Paper - Title |
Properties of planets in binary systems. The role of binary separation |
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Discovery Paper - Journal |
0 |
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Discovery Paper - URL |
0 |
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SIMBAD LINK |
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=tau+Boo+&submit=SIMBAD+search |
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Open Exoplanet Database Link |
http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/tau%20Boo%20A%20b/ |
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tau Boo b
tau Boo b
tau Boo b is an exoplanet orbiting the star tau Boo, located about 50.9 light-years (15.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 1996.
The host star tau Boo has apparent magnitude of 4.5, with absolute magnitude of 3.5. It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6309 with its spectral types of F7 V
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet tau Boo b orbits around the star tau Boo every 3.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 6881502.1 km)
(Projected orbit of tau Boo b around its host star tau Boo)
The Star tau Boo 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 1.148 AU ( 171694831.9 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 1.586 AU ( 237327126.8 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 2.417 AU ( 361634020.9 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 3.557 AU ( 532160304.0 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of tau Boo b : 1626624.72 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star tau Boo)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star tau Boo distance : 1.152 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star tau Boo distance : 1.459 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star tau Boo distance : 1.409 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star tau Boo distance : 1.544 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star tau Boo distance : 2.546 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star tau Boo distance : 2.685 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star tau Boo)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star tau Boo distance : 1.166 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star tau Boo distance : 1.496 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star tau Boo distance : 1.543 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star tau Boo distance : 2.592 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star tau Boo distance : 2.695 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star tau Boo)
(Position in Stellar Map of star tau Boo and its Exoplanet tau Boo b)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star tau Boo and its Exoplanet tau Boo b (zoom level 3))
