HDE 268835

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HDE 268835

Observation data
Epoch J2000
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Dorado
Right ascension 04h 56m 47.0791s
Declination -69° 50' 24.792"'
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.7
Characteristics
Spectral type Boe
U-B color index ?
B-V color index ?
Variable type None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 278 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.63 mas/yr
Dec.: -2.38 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 3.29 ± 1.89 mas
Distance approx. 1000 ly
(approx. 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 10.74
Details
Mass 30 M
Radius ? R
Luminosity ? L
Temperature ? K
Metallicity ?
Rotation ?
Age ? years
Other designations
R 66, HD 268835, HIC 22989, X LMC 1326, HIP 22989, CD-70° 273, CPD-70° 336, LHA 120-S 73, TYC 9165-859-1, GSC 09165-00859, GV 115.

NASA's Spitzer space telescope has identified two stars R 66 or HDE 268835 (30 SM) and R 126 or HD 37974 (70 SM) circled by monstrous dust disks located at Milky Way's nearest neighbor galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Dust disks around stars are theorised to be the origin of planets.

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