HD 151967

HD 151967

A light curve for HD 151967, plotted from Hipparcos data.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 16h 54m 00.36029s
Declination −57° 54 34.2317
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.92
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB
Spectral type M1III
U−B color index +1.92
B−V color index +1.60
Variable type Suspected
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−40.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −40.18 mas/yr
Dec.: −123.26 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.60±0.47 mas
Distanceapprox. 710 ly
(approx. 220 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.75
Details
Mass1.4 M
Radius45 R
Luminosity419 L
Temperature3,886 K
Other designations
CPD−57°8157, HD 151967, HR 6251, HIP 82672, SAO 244245
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 151967 is suspected variable star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is a sixth magnitude star, which means it is just visible to the naked eye in dark skies. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of approximately 710 light years from the Earth.

This is a red giant with a stellar classification of M1III; it has expanded to 53 times the radius of the Sun and radiates 637 times the Sun's luminosity. The star varies in brightness by an amplitude of 0.0156 in magnitude over a period of 26 days. The effective temperature of the outer atmosphere is 3,839 K, giving it the ruddy hue of an M-type star.