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tau Cet f

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2017

Scientific overview

tau Cet f is a super-earth orbiting tau Cet, completing an orbit every 636 days, about 12 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2017 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Host star
Tau Ceti
Spectral type
G8.5V
Temperature
5,310 K
Mass
0.783 M☉

Planetary system — tau Cet system

View the tau Cet system (3 known planets).

PlanetRadius (R⊕)Period (d)
tau Cet gRadial Velocity · 20171.1820
tau Cet hRadial Velocity · 20171.1949.41
tau Cet fRadial Velocity · 20171.81636

Discovery and detection

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