HD 165516

HD 165516
Location of HD 165516 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 07m 11.35s[1]
Declination −21° 26′ 38.2″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.33[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B1/2Ib[3]
U−B color index −0.72[2]
B−V color index +0.12[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-8.50[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.23[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −1.15[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.39 ± 0.49 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 2,300 ly
(approx. 700 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−5.8[5]
Details
Mass10.1[6] M☉
Radius26[7] R☉
Temperature25,000[8] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)55[9] km/s
Age22.5[6] Myr
Other designations
HR 6762, HD 165516, HIP 88760, BD-21°4855
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 165516 is a blue supergiant star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is part of the Sagittarius OB1 association and appears against a rich Milky Way starfield near the Triffid Nebula and Lagoon Nebula.

HD 165516 is close to a small reflection and emission nebula, and an associated loose open cluster. The nebula is catalogued as GN 18.05.6,[10] but was first listed as VdB 113.[11] That name has since been used for the cluster itself, which is likely more distant than HD 165516. The whole cluster is less than a quarter of a degree across, with dozens of members from 8th magnitude downwards. V4381 Sagittarii is listed as a probable member, while HD 165516 and the nearby Wolf-Rayet star WR 111 are considered unlikely to be members.[12]

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  9. ^ Magakian, T. Yu. (2003). "Merged catalogue of reflection nebulae". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 399: 141–145. Bibcode:2003A&A...399..141M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021743.
  10. ^ Van Den Bergh, S. (1966). "A study of reflection nebulae". Astronomical Journal. 71: 990. Bibcode:1966AJ.....71..990V. doi:10.1086/109995.
  11. ^ Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 558: A53. arXiv:1308.5822. Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID 118548517.