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HR2667

HR2667 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2667 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2667 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2667:

5.54
Main-sequence
HR2667 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2667

HR2667 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2667 are provided in the following table:

07h 03m 57s
-43° 36’ 29”
254.09°
-16.22°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2667 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2667 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2667.

Visibility of HR2667 from your location

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

HR2667 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2667

The image below is a photograph of HR2667 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2667 is -0.105 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.386 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2667 star
DSS2 image of HR2667. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2667 during the next 1000 years (-1.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.43 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2667 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2667 is distant 52.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 86 kilometers per second.

16.25 pc
52.97 ly
86 km/s
-0.105 arcsec/year
0.386 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2667

HR2667 belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.49
G3V
5815K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2667 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2667. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2667 star system properties

HR2667 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2667 double sysyem:

5.54
6.74
1.2
21 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2667

SAO218421
SAO218421
Gl 264.1A