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
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 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600.
  2. ^ a b c Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. ^ Houk, N.; Smith-Moore, M. (1988). "Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars. Volume 4, Declinations -26°.0 to -12°.0". Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars. Volume 4. Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
  4. ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
  5. ^ Humphreys, R. M. (1978). "Studies of luminous stars in nearby galaxies. I. Supergiants and O stars in the Milky Way". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 38: 309. Bibcode:1978ApJS...38..309H. doi:10.1086/190559.
  6. ^ a b Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (2011). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410 (1): 190–200. arXiv:1007.4883. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x. S2CID 118629873.
  7. ^ Gulati, R. K.; Malagnini, M. L.; Morossi, C. (1989). "Empirical temperature calibrations for early-type stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 80: 73. Bibcode:1989A&AS...80...73G.
  8. ^ Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Hugo; Grosso, Monica (2002). "Rotational Velocities of B Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 573 (1): 359–365. Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A. doi:10.1086/340590.
  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.
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