HD 167257 (HR 6821) is a solitary star in the southern constellation Telescopium. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.05,[2] making it faintly visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place the star at a distance of 420 light years[1] and has a radial velocity of −5.1 km/s,[6] which is poorly constrained. This indicates that it is drifting towards the Solar System.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Telescopium |
Right ascension | 18h 17m 00.9195s[1] |
Declination | –51° 04′ 05.7597″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.05±0.01[2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence[3] |
Spectral type | B9V[4] |
B−V color index | −0.06[5] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −5.1±4.3[6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +1.260 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −9.497 mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 7.7579 ± 0.0512 mas[1] |
Distance | 420 ± 3 ly (128.9 ± 0.9 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.64[7] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.63±0.06[3] M☉ |
Radius | 2.8±0.1[8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 64.6+7.7 −8.7[3] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.97±0.06[8] cgs |
Temperature | 10,139[9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00[10] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 61[11] km/s |
Age | 239[10] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 167257 has a stellar classification of B9 V,[4] indicating that it is an ordinary B-type main-sequence star. It has 2.63 times the mass of the Sun,[3] and 2.8 times the radius of the Sun.[8] It shines with a luminosity of about 65 L☉[3] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,139 K,[9] giving it a bluish white hue. HD 167257 is estimated to be about 240 million years old[10] – 58.6% through its main sequence lifetime[3] – and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 61 km/s;[11] it has a solar metallicity.[10]