HD 168352

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HD 168352
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension  18h 19m 53.7646s
Declination −17° 04′ 22.039″
Apparent magnitude (V) +8.64
Characteristics
Spectral type B4II
Astrometry
Distance5,600 ly
Details
Mass17.86 M
Radius14.58 R
Luminosity37,826 L
Temperature21,078 K
Other designations
HD 168352, HIP 89831, SAO 161340, BD -17° 5136, NGC 6613 GDPR 29, TYC 6269-626-1, 2MASS J18195377-1704220

HD 168352, also named BD -17° 5136, is a blue supergiant star in the open cluster Messier 18. The star is at around 5,600 light years away from Earth.