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HR1967

Altitude: -45.3°   Azimuth: 4.1°   Direction: North

HR1967 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1967 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1967 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1967 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.068 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1967 star
DSS2 image of HR1967. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1967 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1967

6.02
Main-sequence

HR1967 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -45.3°
Azimuth: 4.1°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1967

HR1967 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1967 are provided in the following table:

05h 42m 53s
-06° 47’ 45”
211.24°
-18.32°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1967 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1967 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1967.

Visibility of HR1967 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1967 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.8°
Max altitude: 31.7°
Azimuth: 263.2°

Distance of HR1967 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1967 is distant 163.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

50.15 pc
163.49 ly
-7 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/year
0.068 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1967

HR1967 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.52
F3V
6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1967 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1967. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1967 star system properties

HR1967 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1967 double sysyem:

6.02
6.42
0.4
0.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1967

SAO132477
SAO132477