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Tau Ceti g is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 1.75 Earths, it takes 20 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.133 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2017.

PLANET TYPE
Super Earth
DISCOVERY DATE
2017
MASS
1.75 Earths
PLANET RADIUS
1.18 x Earth
(estimate)
ORBITAL RADIUS
0.133 AU
ORBITAL PERIOD
20 days
ECCENTRICITY
0.06
DETECTION METHOD