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Gliese 67 (HD 10307, HIP 7918)


Gliese 67
Gliese 67
A nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Andromeda regarded as a promising candidate for habitability if it possesses any Earth-like planets within its habitable zone. It ranks in the top five stars most likely to support life in a shortlist drawn up in 2006 by astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull, one of the authors of HabCat (Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems).


distance 41.42 light-years (12.70 pc)
spectral type G2 V
luminosity (Sun=1) 1.45
metallicity (Sun=1) 1.58
apparent magnitude 4.96
absolute magnitude 4.45
position R.A. 01h 41m 47.2s,
Dec. +42° 36' 48"
other catalog designations HD 10307, HIP 7918,
HR 483, BD +41 328


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