Tau Ceti
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| Distance to Earth | 11. 9 light years |
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| Surface temperature | 5,344 K |
| Age | 5. 8 Gyr |
| B−V color index | +0. 72 |
| Surface gravity (log g) | cgs |
| Did you know | Because of its debris disk, any planet orbiting Tau Ceti would get far more impact events than Earth. |
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| ID | 976089 |
About Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti, Latinized from τ Ceti, is a single star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of the Sun's mass. At a distance of just under 12 light-years from the Solar System, it is a relatively nearby star and the closest solitary G-class star.