Planet KPNO-Tau 6

Detailed information about planet KPNO-Tau 6 and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

KPNO-Tau 6

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2002

Publication Status

Published in a refereed paper

Update

2025-08-16

Mass

20.0

M_J 1 publication

Multiplicity and Optical Excess across the Substellar Boundary in Taurus

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

32469.0 AU 1 publication

Multiplicity and clustering in Taurus star-forming region. I. Unexpected ultra-wide pairs of high-order multiplicity in Taurus

Orbital Period

—

Eccentricity

—

Angular distance

232.0

arcsec

ω

—

T_peri

—

Radius

2.6

R_J 1 publication

Multiplicity and Optical Excess across the Substellar Boundary in Taurus

Inclination

—

Detection Method

Imaging

Mass Meas. Method

Spectrum

Radius Meas. Method

Flux

Primary transit

—

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

—

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

2550.0 K 1 publication

The T Tauri phase down to nearly planetary masses: echelle spectra of 82 very low mass stars and brown dwarfs

Measured temperature

—

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

2MASS J04300724+2608207, IQ Tau b

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Spectral type M8.5e. L = 0.005 L_Sol. Member of Taurus-Auriga star-forming region. Age 1-2 Myr.
Joncour et al. (2017) deem KPNO-Tau 6 to be gravitationally bound to protostar IQ Tauri 32,469 AUs away.

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Star

Name

IQ Tau

Distance

131.0 pc 1 publication

The Evolution of the Inner Regions of Protoplanetary Disks

Spectral type

M0.5

Apparent magnitude V

13.8

Apparent magnitude I

—

Apparent magnitude J

—

Apparent magnitude H

—

Apparent magnitude K

—

Mass

0.46 M_Sun 1 publication

The Evolution of the Inner Regions of Protoplanetary Disks

Age

—

Effective temperature

3700.0 K 1 publication

The Evolution of the Inner Regions of Protoplanetary Disks

Radius

1.68 R_Sun 1 publication

The Evolution of the Inner Regions of Protoplanetary Disks

Metallicity [Fe/H]

—

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

04:29:51.6

Dec₂₀₀₀

+26:06:44.9

Alternate Names

No remarks

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Most recent references (ADS)

Planet KPNO-Tau 6

Planet

Basic informations 30 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 17 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Planet KPNO-Tau 6

Planet

Basic informations 30 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 17 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

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