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tau Cet f | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/tau Cet f

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

tau Cet f

Orbiting tau Cet

Discovered in 2017 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: 2,017
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 1.81 R⊕
Mass: 3.93 M⊕
Orbit: 636.13 days
Distance: 3.60304 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 636.13 days
Semi-major axis: 1.334 AU
Eccentricity: 0.16
Radius: 1.81 Earth radii
Mass: 3.93 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 3.64 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 201.97 K
Insolation: 0.2782 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: tau Cet
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: G8.5V
Stellar temperature: 5,310 K
Stellar radius: 0.83 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.783 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.52 dex
Stellar age: 12.12 Gyr
Distance: 3.60304 parsecs
Right ascension: 01h44m02.23s
Declination: -15d56m01.68s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,017
Publication date: 2017-10
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from tau Cet f.

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