HD 10307
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HD 10307 a star similar to the sun in mass, temperature and metal content, situated about 42 light-years from Earth in the Andromeda constellation.
- Yellow Main Sequence
- Luminosity (Sun=1): 1.44
- Surface temperature: 5800 °C
- Diameter (Sun=1): 1.20 (1,670,400 km)
- Absolute magnitude: 4.44
- Apparent magnitude: 4.96
- Spectrum: G2
- Distance: 41.22 light years (Hipparcos)
[edit] Possibility of planets and life
HD 10307 was identified in September 2003 by astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull from the University of Arizona in Tucson as one of the most promising nearby candidates for hosting life based on her analysis of the HabCat list of stars. (see Is beta CVn lively).