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tau Boo b

Orbiting tau Boo, discovered in 1996 (7501) by Lick Observatory via the Radial Velocity method.

Planet

RadiusUnknown
Mass1373.03 M⊕
Orbital period3.31 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.011
Equilibrium temperatureUnknown

Host star — tau Boo

Temperature6466 K (6193 °C)
Radius1.43 R☉
Mass1.32 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth15.7 pc (~51 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination206.8135 / 17.4572

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.