HD 163296

HD 163296

HD 163296 and surroundings
Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 56m 21.29s
Declination −21° 57 21.87
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.85
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Herbig Ae star
Spectral type A3VaekA1mA1
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-4.00 ±3.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -7.586 ±0.041 mas/yr
Dec.: -39.458 ±0.029 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.9043±0.0408 mas
Distance329 ± 1 ly
(101.0 ± 0.4 pc)
Details
Mass1.95±0.07 M
Radius1.87±0.05 R
Luminosity20.4+3.6
−3.0
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.10±0.10 cgs
Temperature9000±250 K
Age6.03+0.28
−0.27
 Myr
Other designations
BD-21 4779, CPD-21 6508, EM* MWC 275, HIP 87819, IRAS 17533-2156, 2MASS J17562128-2157218, PDS 473, TYC 6262-2131-1,
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 163296 is a young Herbig Ae star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk. The disk is a popular target to study disk composition, and several works suggested the presence of protoplanets inside the gaps of the disk.