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YZ Ceti is a red dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. Although it is relatively close to the Sun at just 12 light years this star cannot be seen with the naked eye. It is classified as a flare star that undergoes intermittent fluctuations in luminosity. YZ Ceti is only about 8.5% the mass of our Sun and is normally less than 1/5000th as luminous.[citation needed]This star is unusually close to Tau Ceti a star of spectral class G8.
