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tau Cet

Star 11.8 light-years from the Sun with 3 known planets

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Planets

tau Cet gRocky planet, hot
tau Cet hRocky planet, hot
tau Cet fSuper-Earth, cold

Star

Spectral type: G8.5V
Temperature: 5,310 K
Radius: 0.83 × Sun
Mass: 0.783 × Sun
Brightness seen from Earth: 3.5 mag
Distance: 11.8 ly (3.6 pc)

Brightness is given in magnitudes: the smaller the number, the brighter the star. The faintest stars visible to the naked eye are around 6 mag.

Position

Right ascension: 26.0093°
Declination: -15.9338°
Catalogue names: HD 10700, HIP 8102, Gaia DR3 2452378776434477184