Back to Exoplanets
ExoplanetDetail

tau Boo b

Host star tau Boo • 3.31 d orbit

Records

5

archive rows

Discovery

Radial Velocity

Radius

median non-null value

Mass

1366.7 M⊕

median non-null value

tau Boo

temperature unconstrained

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.

Host Star

tau Boo

Discovery

Radial Velocity

Year

1996

Period

3.31 day

Radius

Mass

1366.7 Mearth

Eq. Temp

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

5

Refs

5

Methods

1

Discoverystable

5 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

5 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

5 values • 1 distinct

Massdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
1996Radial VelocityLick Observatory3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope3.31 day1366.7 MearthRosenthal et al. 2021
1996Radial VelocityLick Observatory3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope3.31 day1312.6 MearthButler et al. 2006
1996Radial VelocityLick Observatory3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope3.31 day1230.0 MearthButler et al. 1997
1996Radial VelocityLick Observatory3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope3.31 day1373.0 MearthBorsa et al. 2015
1996Radial VelocityLick Observatory3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope3.31 day1891 MearthBrogi et al. 2012