Stellar HostProfile

tau Boo

F5 • 15.65 pc

Records

literature rows

Planets

system count

References

distinct source labels

HIP: HIP 67275TIC: TIC 72506701HD: HD 120136

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Temperature

6435 K

6387 to 6569

8 values • 7 distinct

Mass

1.34 Msun

1.20 to 1.40

7 values • 6 distinct

Radius

1.46 Rsun

1.43 to 1.50

6 values • 4 distinct

Age

1.64 Gyr

0.37 to 2

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminosity

0.53 log(Lsun)

0.51 to 0.53

3 values • 3 distinct

Distance

15.65 pc

single adopted value

33 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

Multiple classifications reported

F5 (1), F7 V (1), F7V (1)

Planets

Stable across source rows

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

tau Boo

1.46 R☉

Discovery

1996

Period

3.31 days

Radius

—

Mass

1366.7 M⊕

Eq. Temp

—

Evidence Summary

Rows

Stellar refs

System refs

Distancestable

33 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

33 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

8 values • 7 distinct

Massdisputed

7 values • 6 distinct

Radiusdisputed

6 values • 4 distinct

Agedisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

8 values • 7 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

7 values • 6 distinct

Spectral Typedisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

ST TEFF	ST MASS	ST RAD	ST AGE	ST LUM	ST SPECTYPE	SY DIST	Stellar Ref	System Ref
6466.3	1.32	1.43	—	0.51	—	15.65	TICv8	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
6387	1.34	1.46	1.64	0.53	F7V	15.65	Turnbull 2015	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
6387	1.35	—	—	—	—	15.65	Butler et al. 2006	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Nidever et al. 2002	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	F5	15.65	Cannon & Pickering 1918	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
6450	1.20	—	2	—	F7 V	15.65	Butler et al. 1997	TICv8
6461.3	1.40	1.44	—	—	—	15.65	Rosenthal et al. 2021	TICv8
6569	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Maldonado et al. 2015	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Valenti & Fischer 2005	TICv8
6420	—	1.50	—	0.53	—	15.65	Gaia DR2	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Reiners & Schmitt 2003a	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	1.34	1.46	1.64	—	—	15.65	Takeda et al. 2007	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Nordstrom et al. 2004	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	0.37	—	—	15.65	Sanz-Forcada et al. 2010	TICv8
6400	1.34	1.46	—	—	—	15.65	Brogi et al. 2012	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Wright et al. 2004	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.65	Duncan et al. 1991	TICv8

tau Boo

Adopted host values from all rows

Radius against the Sun

Known planets

tau Boo b

Underlying measurements and references