Hot Jupiter · tau Boo
tau Boo b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 1996
Scientific overview
tau Boo b is a hot jupiter orbiting tau Boo, completing an orbit every 3 days, about 51 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 1996 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
1996
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsTau Boötis
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive