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Tau Ceti

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Distance to Earth11. 9 light years
Surface temperature5,344 K
Age5. 8 Gyr
B−V color index+0. 72
Surface gravity (log g)cgs
Did you knowBecause of its debris disk, any planet orbiting Tau Ceti would get far more impact events than Earth.
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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.

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