HD 152424

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HD 152424
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
Mass73.85 M
Radius28.67 R
Luminosity670,244 L
Temperature30,844 K
Other designations
HD 152424, HIP 82783, SAO 227430, CD -41° 11068, CP -41° 7763, NGC 6231 GDPR 328, TYC 7876-2597-1

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

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