Tau Ceti (star)

Tau1 Ceti
Spectral	G8.5 V
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	0.52 LSol
Absolute magnitude	5.69
Mag Terra	3.5
Temperature	5345° K
Mass	0.783 MSol
Radius	0.793 RSol
Companion	Tau2 Ceti (?)

Tau2 Ceti
Spectral	M6-9 V
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	13.1
Temperature	° K

The star Tau Ceti (otherwise known as Durre Menthor) is an older low-metallicity yellow-orange main sequence star of spectral type G8.5.

• A dim optical companion (Tau²) near Tau Ceti has been observed. It may be gravitationally bound, but is more likely to be a coincidental near star.

Description (Specifications)

Tau Ceti's habitable zone is located at a radius of approximately 0.55–1.16AU.

• There is approximately ten times as much dust surrounding Tau Ceti as is present in the Sol System.
• Because of this debris disk, planets orbiting Tau Ceti experience far more impact events than Terra.
• A "companion star" resides nearby the Tau Ceti system. If a real gravitationally-bound companion (which is uncertain), Tau² is a low mass pinkish-orange M-dwarf (cooler than Proxima Centauri) that lies ~325AU from Tau¹ and takes ~6000 years to orbit.

The Tau Ceti star system is approximately 3.7pc from Terra, and is located in a Spinrimward/Rimward direction from Terra at bearing 173.1^o Galactic Longitude and -73.4^o South Galactic Latitude.

• The nearest neighbor of the Tau Ceti system is Luyten 726-8, which lies only 0.88 pc away within the same hexgrid.

History & Background (Dossier)

Tau Ceti is the primary star of the world Iilike/Sol (Solomani Rim 1429).

Image Repository

TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller: Solomani (Alien Module)
• GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim
• Mongoose Traveller Alien Module 5: Solomani
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• Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
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