Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Consistent across records
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tau Boo b
Host star tau Boo • 3.31 d orbit
Records
5
archive rows
Discovery
1996
Radial Velocity
Radius
—
default parameter set
Mass
1373.0 M⊕
default parameter set
tau Boo
temperature unconstrained
Canonical Summary
Adopted planet values from the default parameter set
Values come from the archive's default parameter set. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Selected source: Borsa et al. 2015
Host Star
tau Boo
Stable across source rows
Discovery Year
1996
Stable across source rows
Orbital Period
3.31 day
3.31 to 3.31
Semi-Major Axis
0.05 au
0.05 to 0.05
Mass
1373.0 Mearth
1230.0 to 1891
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Refs
5
Methods
1
Discoverystable
Facilitystable
Periodstable
Massdisputed
| Year | Method | Facility | Telescope | Period | Radius | Mass | Eq. Temp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Radial Velocity | Lick Observatory | 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope | 3.31 day | — | 1373.0 Mearth | — | Borsa et al. 2015 |
| 1996 | Radial Velocity | Lick Observatory | 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope | 3.31 day | — | 1312.6 Mearth | — | Butler et al. 2006 |
| 1996 | Radial Velocity | Lick Observatory | 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope | 3.31 day | — | 1366.7 Mearth | — | Rosenthal et al. 2021 |
| 1996 | Radial Velocity | Lick Observatory | 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope | 3.31 day | — | 1230.0 Mearth | — | Butler et al. 1997 |
| 1996 | Radial Velocity | Lick Observatory | 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope | 3.31 day | — | 1891 Mearth | — | Brogi et al. 2012 |