100 Tauri B

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:atmosphere gptkb:unknown
not confirmed
potentially hydrogen-rich
gptkbp:average_temperature estimated to be around 1000 K
gptkbp:contains_star K-type star for 100 Tauri
gptkbp:country gptkb:Giant
formed in protoplanetary disk
100 Tauri system
similar to other hot Jupiters
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
radial velocity
Doppler spectroscopy
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:2004
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 50 light-years
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.1
gptkbp:future_prospects none expected
gptkbp:growth_habit not habitable
gptkbp:has_field gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 1 billion years
part of binary star system
gptkbp:has_spectral_type not determined
K0 V
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:100_Tauri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 100 Tauri B
gptkbp:lighting not well-studied
gptkbp:mass approximately 0.5 times the mass of Jupiter
approximately 0.7 solar radii
approximately 0.8 solar masses
approximately 0.9 solar masses
gptkbp:next_event planned with next-generation telescopes
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:100_Tauri
gptkbp:orbital_altitude nearly circular
stable orbit
high velocity due to proximity to star
0.9 AU from 100 Tauri
gptkbp:orbital_inclination approximately 90 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period not observed
approximately 3.5 days
not in resonance
gptkbp:planetary_characteristics high temperature and mass.
gptkbp:planetary_mass_range between 0.3 and 0.7 Jupiter masses
gptkbp:potential_for_moons gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:publication multiple studies published since discovery
gptkbp:research difficult to observe directly
requires advanced telescopes
obtained from Keck Observatory
gptkbp:research_importance helps understand gas giant formation
gptkbp:research_interest high due to its characteristics
gptkbp:rotation_period gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:semi_major_axis 0.9 AU
gptkbp:surface higher than Earth's
gptkbp:type gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkbp:year gptkb:2004