Planet CFHT-BD-Tau 4

Detailed information about planet CFHT-BD-Tau 4 and its parameters.

Planet

Name
CFHT-BD-Tau 4
Planet Status
Confirmed
Discovered in
1996
Publication
Status
Published in a refereed paper
Update
2025-10-23
Mass
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis
Orbital Period
Eccentricity
Angular distance
37.0 arcsec
ω
Tperi
Radius
Inclination
Detection Method
Imaging
Mass Meas. Method
Radius Meas. Method
Primary transit
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
Calculated temperature
3028.0 K
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names
[MDM2001] CFHT-BD-Tau 4, ITG 17, ITG 15 c
Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

Spectral type M7. L = 0.16 LSol.

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Star

Name
ITG 15
Distance
Spectral type
M5
Apparent magnitude V
Apparent magnitude I
Apparent magnitude J
Apparent magnitude H
Apparent magnitude K
Mass
Age
Effective temperature
Radius
Metallicity [Fe/H]
Detected Disc
Magnetic Field
RA2000
04:39:44.9
Dec2000
+26:01:52.7
Alternate Names
IRAS F04366+2555, EPIC 248030407

Primary component of a double or even triple system including proto-brown dwarf ITG 17 or CFHT-BD-Tau 4 (mB = 64 MJup, spT M7) 5,200 AUs away. The companion is indeed a substellar wide binary separated by 4.2 arcseconds (ca. 588 AUs at 140 pc).

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