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Planets/Exoplanets/FU Tau b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

FU Tau b

Orbiting FU Tau

Discovered in 2008 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of FU Tau b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,008
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.2 R⊕
Mass: 5,085.28 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 133.495047 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 800 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12.2 Earth radii
Mass: 5,085.28 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 15.4 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,375 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: FU Tau
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M7.25
Stellar temperature: 2,838 K
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.05 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.001 Gyr
Distance: 133.495047 parsecs
Right ascension: 04h23m35.40s
Declination: +25d03m02.42s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,008
Publication date: 2009-02
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Spitzer Space Telescope
Telescope: 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: IRAC Infrared Array Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from FU Tau b.

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