The alf Tau system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 66.64 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.13 solar masses |
Radius | 45.1 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4055 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.27 decimal exponent |
Age | 6.6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, alf Tau b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 2056.360 Earth masses |
Density | 5.520 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.700 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.46 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.1 |
Orbital Period | 628.960 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2015-08 |
Reference | Hatzes et al. 2015 |