Tau Ceti

GPTKB entity

Statements (83)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 5.8 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 3.5
+3.5
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 5,300 K
gptkbp:conducts_research_on Exoplanet research
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cetus
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:6
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_e
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_c
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_b
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_g
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_f
gptkb:Tau_Ceti_d
gptkb:Yes
yes
at least 4 confirmed planets
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1826
gptkbp:distance 11.9 light years
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 11.9 light years
gptkbp:financial_stability gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:has_astrobiological_interest gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:has_color 0.6
gptkbp:has_companion No
none known
gptkbp:has_dust_disk gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:has_luminosity 0.53 solar luminosities
about 0.5 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_mechanic 0.1 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_method visual observation
gptkbp:has_radius about 0.79 solar radii
0.78 solar radii
gptkbp:has_similar_mass_to gptkb:Sun
gptkbp:has_similar_temperature_to gptkb:Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:Yes
G8 V
G8.5 V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tau Ceti
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_ahost_star gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_areference_in_media gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_considered potential habitability
gptkbp:is_considered_for_colonization gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_considered_for_seti gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_in_astronomical_observations gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_in_astrophysical_catalogs gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_in_astrophysical_databases gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_in_astrophysical_models gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_in_astrophysical_papers gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_in_the_news gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_known_for similarity to the Sun
gptkbp:is_located_in constellation Cetus
Solar neighborhood
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in_literature gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_observed_by_telescopes gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_older_than_sun gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:is_part_of_astronomical_catalogs gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_part_of_astronomical_surveys gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_part_of_astrophysical_studies gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_popular_in_science_fiction gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_studied_for_habitability gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:exoplanet
gptkbp:is_studied_in_astrobiology gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_target_for_future_missions gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_used_in_astronomical_simulations gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Yes
yes
gptkbp:lighting No
gptkbp:mass 0.78 solar masses
about 0.78 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.2 dex
gptkbp:origin from the Latin for 'the whale'
gptkbp:rotation_period 35 days
gptkbp:speed -0.5 km/s
gptkbp:type gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_GTVA
gptkb:Cetus
gptkb:Project_Ozma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5