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Table 1

Properties of the star τ Boo (upper part) and τ Boo b (lower part).

Parameter Symbol Value
Distance (pc)(a) d 15.66 ± 0.08
     
Effective temperature (K)(b) Teff 6399 ± 45
     
Luminosity L* 3.06 ± 0.16
     
Mass M* 1.38 ± 0.05
     
Radius R* 1.42 ± 0.08
     
Surface gravity (cgs)(c) logg
     
Systemic velocity (km s−1)(d) γ − 16.4 ± 0.1
     
Rotation velocity Systemic velocity (km s−1)(b) vsin(i) 14.27 ± 0.06
     
Semiamplitude Systemic velocity (m s−1)(e) K* 468.42 ± 2.9
     
Metallicity Systemic velocity (dex)(b) [M/H] 0.26 ± 0.03
     
Age (Gyr)(b) 0.9 ± 0.5

Orbital period (days)(e) P 3.312454 ± 3.3 ⋅ 10−6
     
Semimajor axis (AU)(b) a 0.049 ± 0.003
     
Orbital inclination (deg)(d) i 44.5 ± 1.5
     
Eccentricity(b) e 0.011 ± 0.006
     
Mass Mp 6.13 ± 0.17
     
Phase zero-point (HJD)(e) T0 56401.8797 ± 0.0036
     
Semiamplitude Systemic velocity (km s−1)(d) KP 110.0 ± 3.2

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