Tau Ceti b

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Tau Ceti b is an exoplanet orbiting the nearby Sun-like star Tau Ceti in the constellation Cetus.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tau Ceti b canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf exoplanet
candidateStatus planet candidate
catalogDesignation HD 10700 b
HIP 8102 b
declination −15° 56′ 15″ (host star)
discoveredBy Eugenio Rivera
Hugh R. A. Jones
Mikko Tuomi
Paul Butler
Steven S. Vogt
discoveryMethod radial velocity
discoveryPublication Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
hostStarAge older than the Sun
hostStarAlternativeName HD 10700
HIP 8102
HR 509
hostStarApparentMagnitude 3.5
hostStarConstellation Cetus
hostStarDistanceFromEarth about 11.9 light-years
hostStarMetallicity metal-poor compared to the Sun
hostStarType G8.5V main-sequence star
locatedInConstellation Cetus
massCategory super-Earth
minimumMass about 2 Earth masses
nearbyTo Solar System
orbitalPeriod about 14 days
orbits Tau Ceti
partOfPlanetarySystem Tau Ceti planetary system
linked to: Tau Ceti
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tau Ceti f sharesSystemWith Tau Ceti b
HR 509 hasExoplanetCandidate Tau Ceti b