HD 316285

HDE 316285

A mid-infrared view of the shell around HD 316285
Credit: NASA Spitzer Space Telescope
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 48m 14.03721s
Declination −28° 00 53.1212
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.60
Characteristics
Spectral type B0Ieq
U−B color index +0.61
B−V color index +1.67
Variable type cLBV
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.155 mas/yr
Dec.: −4.556 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.3010±0.0294 mas
Distance1,900 pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−8.4
Details
Mass18.6 M
Radius75 R
Luminosity275,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)0.74 cgs
Temperature15,000 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.49 dex
Other designations
V4375 Sagittarii, HD 316285, HIP 87136, CD 27°11944, SAO 185776, GCRV 67373, MWC 272, AAVSO 1741-27B
Database references
SIMBADdata

HDE 316285 is a blue supergiant star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a candidate luminous blue variable and lies about 6,000 light years away in the direction of the Galactic Center.