Tau Ceti b
E653633
Tau Ceti b is an exoplanet orbiting the nearby Sun-like star Tau Ceti in the constellation Cetus.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | exoplanet ⓘ |
| candidateStatus | planet candidate ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
HD 10700 b
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HIP 8102 b NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −15° 56′ 15″ (host star) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Eugenio Rivera
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ⓘ
Hugh R. A. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikko Tuomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven S. Vogt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | radial velocity ⓘ |
| discoveryPublication | Astronomy & Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryTechniqueDetail | Bayesian analysis of precision radial-velocity data ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 11.9 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromSolarSystem | about 11.9 light-years ⓘ |
| equilibriumTemperature | hotter than Earth ⓘ |
| habitabilityStatus | not in the habitable zone ⓘ |
| hasFollowUpStudies | radial-velocity reanalyses ⓘ |
| hostStar | Tau Ceti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostStarAge | older than the Sun ⓘ |
| hostStarAlternativeName |
HD 10700
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ⓘ
HIP 8102 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 509 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostStarApparentMagnitude | 3.5 ⓘ |
| hostStarConstellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostStarDistanceFromEarth | about 11.9 light-years ⓘ |
| hostStarMetallicity | metal-poor compared to the Sun ⓘ |
| hostStarType | G8.5V main-sequence star ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massCategory | super-Earth ⓘ |
| minimumMass | about 2 Earth masses ⓘ |
| nearbyTo | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 14 days ⓘ |
| orbits | Tau Ceti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPlanetarySystem | Tau Ceti planetary system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetType | super-Earth candidate ⓘ |
| positionInSystem | innermost known planet of Tau Ceti system ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 01h 44m 04s (host star) ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 0.11 AU ⓘ |
| stabilityStatus | dynamically stable in multi-planet models ⓘ |
| surfaceConditions | likely too hot for liquid water ⓘ |
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