HD 10700

E653628
Tau Ceti star system main-sequence star

HD 10700, better known as Tau Ceti, is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus that has been extensively studied for its potential planetary system and habitability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tau Ceti star system ⓘ
main-sequence star ⓘ
age_Gyr about 5.8 ⓘ
ageComparedToSun older ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gliese 71 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HIP 8102 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HR 509 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tau Ceti NERFINISHED ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV 3.5 ⓘ
bayerDesignation τ Ceti NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogDesignation Gliese 71 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HD 10700 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HIP 8102 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HR 509 NERFINISHED ⓘ
chromosphericActivity low ⓘ
constellation Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ
debrisDiskMass_relativeToSolarSystem greaterThanKuiperBelt ⓘ
declination_J2000 -15° 56′ 15″ ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_ly about 11.9 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_pc about 3.65 ⓘ
effectiveTemperature_K about 5340 ⓘ
flamsteedDesignation 52 Ceti NERFINISHED ⓘ
galacticPopulation thin disk ⓘ
hasCandidatePlanets true ⓘ
hasDebrisDisk true ⓘ
hasHabitableZoneCandidates true ⓘ
luminosity_solarLuminosity about 0.5 ⓘ
mass_solarMass about 0.78 ⓘ
metallicity_Fe_H about -0.5 ⓘ
nearbyToSun true ⓘ
numberOfReportedPlanetCandidates 5 ⓘ
oneOfNearestSunLikeStars true ⓘ
parallax_mas about 273 ⓘ
planetDetectionMethod radial velocity ⓘ
properMotion_Dec_mas_yr about 854 ⓘ
properMotion_RA_mas_yr about -1721 ⓘ
radialVelocity_km_s about -16.6 ⓘ
radius_solarRadius about 0.79 ⓘ
rightAscension_J2000 01h 44m 04s ⓘ
rotationPeriod_days about 34 ⓘ
solarAnalog true ⓘ
solarTwin false ⓘ
spaceVelocityRelativeToSun_km_s about 37 ⓘ
spectralType G8.5V ⓘ
stellarActivityLevel quiescent ⓘ
stellarClass G-type main-sequence star ⓘ
studiedForHabitability true ⓘ
visibleToNakedEye true ⓘ
xRayEmission low ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tau Ceti e → catalogDesignationOfHostStar → HD 10700 ⓘ