HD 10307 (
HR 483 A) is a star similar to the Sun in mass, temperature and metal content, situated about 41 light-years from
Earth in the constellation
Andromeda. Its companion,
HR 483 B, is a little-studied red dwarf. 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.