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Planets/Exoplanets/eps Tau b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

eps Tau b

Orbiting eps Tau

Discovered in 2006 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,006
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 12.7 R⊕
Mass: 2,285.186246 M⊕
Orbit: 585.82 days
Distance: 47.52852 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 585.82 days
Semi-major axis: 1.878 AU
Eccentricity: 0.076
Radius: 12.7 Earth radii
Mass: 2,285.186246 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 6.13 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 603.08 K
Insolation: 22.147 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: eps Tau
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K0 III
Stellar temperature: 4,877 K
Stellar radius: 12.35 R☉
Stellar mass: 2.57 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.1 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 47.52852 parsecs
Right ascension: 04h28m37.12s
Declination: +19d10m49.00s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,006
Publication date: 2007-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
Telescope: 1.88 m Telescope
Instrument: HIDES Echelle Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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