Gliese 167

Gliese 167 is a K5-V type star located 42.8 light years (13.1pc) from the sun and is found in the night sky at the co-ordinates RA 04h 4m 9s and Dec. -53°26' in the constellation Dorado with an apparent magnitude of 7.62.

The star has an absolute magnitude of 7.03, a parallax of 075.6 ± 09.4 mas and a radial velocity of -23.2 km/s.

Cooler than the sun, surface temperature is estimated at 4557°K and some flare activity has been observed.

The star is also known as HD 27274, LHS 1650, Hip 19884, and SAO 233456.

References

Jenkins, J. S., Jones, H. R. A., Tinney, C. G., Butler, R. P., McCarthy, C., Marcy, G. W., Pinfield, D. J., Carter, B. D. and Penny, *A. J. (2006), An activity catalogue of southern stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 372: 163–173. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10811.x Lawler S.M., Beichman C. A., Bryden G., Ciardi D. R., Tanner A. M., Su K. Y. L., Stapelfeldt K. R., Lisse C. M. and Harker D. E. (2009) Explorations Beyond The Snow Line: Spitzer/Irs Spectra Of Debris Disks Around Solar-Type Stars. The Astrophysical Journal Volume 705, Number 1 pp. 24


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