HD 152424
HD 152424, also named HIP 82783 or SAO 227430, is an deep blue supergiant star in the open cluster NGC 6231, the star is located at around 6,000 light years away from earth
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Right ascension | 16h 55m 03.3295s |
| Declination | -42° 05′ 26.991″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +6.27 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | O8Ia-O9Ia |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | ~6,000 ly |
| Details | |
| Mass | 73.85 M☉ |
| Radius | 28.67 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 670,244 L☉ |
| Temperature | 30,844 K |
| Other designations | |
HD 152424, HIP 82783, SAO 227430, CD -41° 11068, CP -41° 7763, NGC 6231 GDPR 328, TYC 7876-2597-1 | |
The name HD 152424 derives directly from the fact that the star is the 152,424th stars in the Henry Draper catalogue, however, the star doesn't have HR numbers, Because the star is too faint to visible by naked eye
The name HIP 82783 derives directly from the fact that the star is the 82,783rd stars in the Hipparcos catalogue, and The name SAO 227430 derives directly from the fact that the star is the 227,430th stars in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Star catalogue