Rho Ceti

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age gptkb:the_Sun
approximately 5 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 4.5
5.5
5.67
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 5,300 K
approximately 5,800 K
gptkbp:b-v_color_index 0.6
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cetus
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Rho_Ceti_variable
no
gptkbp:country gptkb:Rho_Ceti_b
yes
gptkbp:declination -02° 24′ 24″
-02° 56' 43''
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1977
gptkbp:distance approximately 30.7 light years
gptkbp:has_a_similar_age_to 1-2 billion years
gptkbp:has_a_similar_composition_to gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:has_companion gptkb:Rho_Ceti_A
gptkbp:has_luminosity 1.2 times that of the Sun
approximately 1.5 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.12 arcsec/yr
-0.15 arcsec/yr
gptkbp:has_radius 1.2 times that of the Sun
approximately 1.2 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type G5 V
G8 V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rho Ceti
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Orion_Arm_of_the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_observed_in multiple wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Cetus_constellation
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
any known star cluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in various telescopes
gptkbp:is_visible_from visible to the naked eye
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:mass 1.1 times that of the Sun
approximately 1.1 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
approximately solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature has a planetary system
gptkbp:notable_nominees habitable zone studies
gptkbp:proper_motion_in_dec -0.15 arcsec/year
gptkbp:proper_motion_in_ra -0.12 arcsec/year
gptkbp:provided stellar catalogs.
gptkbp:right_ascension 01h 36m 24.0s
01h 36m 24s
gptkbp:rotation_period approximately 26 days
gptkbp:scientific_classification a solar-type star
gptkbp:specification HD 10009
HIP 7483
HR 12
SAO 143200
gptkbp:targets gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:type gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkbp:u-b_color_index 0.2