DH Tau b

DH Tau b Image

Description: DH Tauri, also known as DH Tau, is a type M star, located 140 parsecs away. It forms a binary system with DI Tauri 15″ away, and has a substellar companion, either a brown dwarf or massive exoplanet.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 11.0 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 2.7 RJ

Density: 0.693 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 2200.0 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: Unknown

Semi-major Axis: 330.0 AU

Eccentricity: Unknown

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: DH Tau

Spectral Type: M0.5

Temperature: 4371.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.33 M

Stellar Radius: 0.27 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11613

Host ID: 2.10364

Discovery Date: 2005-02

Discovery Year: 2004

Discovery Method: Imaging

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: Subaru Telescope

Discovery Instrument: CIAO Camera

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