tau Cet h

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting tau Cet.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 1.8 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 49 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
1.83 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
49.41 days
Average distance from its star
0.243 AU

Star

Host star
tau Cet
Spectral class
Unknown
Surface temperature
Unknown
Radius
Unknown
Mass
0.783 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
11.75 light-years (3.603 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
3

Discovery

Year
2017
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
Multiple Observatories

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.