Star
τ Ceti
HIP 8102 · Yellow main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (0.73) — a surface around 5,500 K.
Distance
11.9 light-years
Spectral type
G8V
Brightness
mag 3.49
Absolute mag
5.68
Luminosity
0.5 × Sun
Surface
~5,500 K
Right ascension
1h 44m 04s
Declination
−15° 56′
- τ Ceti is a yellow main-sequence star in Cetus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.