Tau Ceti
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Tau Ceti is a single star in the constellation Cetus. Its name is a Bayer designation. Spectrally, this star is similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of the Sun's mass. At a distance of j
Tau Ceti could have been a search target for the canceled Terrestrial Planet Finder
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G-type main-sequence star
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A G-type main-sequence star is a main-sequence star of spectral type G. The spectral luminosity class is V. Such a star has about 0.9 to 1.1 solar masses and an effective temperature between about 5,3
Tau Ceti
…the Sun's mass. At a distance of just under 12 light-years (3.7 parsecs) from the Solar System, it is a relatively nearby star and the closest solitary G-type star. The star appears stable, with little stellar variation, and is metal-deficient (low in elements other than hydrogen and helium) relative to the…
The Sun, the star at the center of the Solar System, is a G-type main-sequence star.