Discovery Method
Imaging
Consistent across records
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FU Tau b
Host star FU Tau
Records
2
archive rows
Discovery
2008
Imaging
Radius
—
default parameter set
Mass
5085.3 M⊕
default parameter set
FU Tau
2375 K equilibrium
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: Luhman et al. 2009
Host Star
FU Tau
Stable across source rows
Discovery Year
2008
Stable across source rows
Semi-Major Axis
800 au
726 to 800
Mass
5085.3 Mearth
5085.3 to 6038.7
Equilibrium Temperature
2375 K
2375 to 2559
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
2
Refs
2
Methods
1
Discoverystable
Facilitystable
Massdisputed
Eq. Tempdisputed
| Year | Method | Facility | Telescope | Period | Radius | Mass | Eq. Temp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Imaging | Spitzer Space Telescope | 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope | — | — | 5085.3 Mearth | 2375 K | Luhman et al. 2009 |
| 2008 | Imaging | Spitzer Space Telescope | 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope | — | — | 6038.7 Mearth | 2559 K | Michel & Mugrauer 2024 |