Tau Ceti

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
stellar classification
gptkbp:age 5.8 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 3.50
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Tau_Ceti
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HIP_8102
gptkb:2MASS_J01440402-1556141
gptkb:BD-16_295
gptkb:Gliese_71
gptkb:HD_10700
gptkb:HR_509
gptkb:LHS_1202
gptkb:SAO_147420
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cetus
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination -15° 56′ 14.9287″
gptkbp:diameter 0.793 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 11.9 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:52_Ceti
gptkbp:hasDebrisDisk true
gptkbp:hasExoplanet gptkb:Tau_Ceti_e
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_f
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_g
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_h
gptkbp:hasNoKnownCompanions true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tau Ceti
gptkbp:luminosity 0.52 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mass 0.783 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.50
gptkbp:nearestStarSystem Sol (the Sun)
gptkbp:notableFor low metallicity
proximity to Earth
potentially habitable exoplanets
target for SETI
gptkbp:numberOfExoplanets at least 4
gptkbp:parallax 273.96 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -1721.06 mas/yr
854.16 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 01h 44m 04.08338s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 0.4 km/s
gptkbp:solarAnalog true
gptkbp:solitary true
gptkbp:spectralType G8.5V
gptkbp:stellarPopulation thin disk
gptkbp:surfaceGravity 4.53 (log g)
gptkbp:temperature 5344 K
gptkbp:variableStar none
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Project_Ozma
gptkb:Known_Space
gptkb:Cetus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6